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- The word "Catholic" (which means "embracing" or "universal") was first used to refer to the early Christian church by the bishop and martyr Ignatius of Antioch in the first century.
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2 days ago · The local churches of the Ecumenical Patriarchate consist of six archdioceses, 66 metropolises, 2 dioceses and one exarchate, each of which reports directly to the Patriarch of Constantinople with no intervening authority. Map of the Greek Orthodox Metropolises in Asia Minor c. 1880.
- ~5,000 (Turkey), ~3,800,000 (Greece), ~1,500,000 (in diaspora), =5,305,000 (total)
- St. Andrew the Apostle
5 days ago · The word "Catholic" (which means "embracing" or "universal") was first used to refer to the early Christian church by the bishop and martyr Ignatius of Antioch in the first century.
The Catholic differences are subtle at first but the more you dig the more you see how far the Catholic church has strayed. Here's a list: -unleavened bread instead of leavened. -separation of the sacraments of Baptism, Chrismation, and Communion (in Orthodoxy a baby recieves all three) -vast changes to the liturgy.
5 days ago · Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 17, 2024 / 18:04 pm. Pope Francis might be traveling to Turkey next year for the 1,700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea, according to Eastern Orthodox ...
3 days ago · Christianity (/ k r ɪ s tʃ i ˈ æ n ɪ t i, k r ɪ s t i ˈ æ n ɪ t i /) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.4 billion followers, comprising around 31.2% of the world population.
4 days ago · The Papacy. "The blessed Apostles, then, founded and built up the church in Rome. They committed the office of bishop into the hands of Linus. Of this, Linus, Paul makes mention in the Epistles to ...
1 day ago · Francis ushered in a new era of leadership of the Roman Catholic Church when he was elected pope in 2013. As the first pope from the Western Hemisphere, the first from South America, and the first from the Jesuit order, Francis has brought many reforms to the church and a reputation for humility.
