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4 days ago · The narthex is the connection between the church and the outside world and for this reason catechumens (pre-baptized Orthodox) and non-Orthodox are to stand here (note: the tradition of allowing only confirmed Orthodox into the nave of the church has for the most part fallen into disuse).
Are Orthodox Churches with “genuine” in the title still considered Eastern Orthodox or are they heterodox? Every now and then I’ll come across a church that has genuine in the name, and whenever I look up what it means on google people either say they’re heterodox, or that they’re still Eastern Orthodox because they still perform the ...
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5 days ago · He is a constant factor in the contemplative tradition of the eastern Orthodox Churches, and from the 9th century onwards his writings also had a strong impact on western mysticism. [62] Dionysius the Areopagite was a pseudonym, taken from Acts of the Apostles chapter 17, in which Paul gives a missionary speech to the court of the Areopagus in ...
5 days ago · The Mission of The Orthodox Church in America, the local autocephalous Orthodox Christian Church, is to be faithful in fulfilling the commandment of Christ to “Go into all the world and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit…”. St. Michael Orthodox Church is part of ...
5 days ago · Jeanne Constantinou, an Orthodox Christian and a retired professor of Biblical studies, doubts the Molen’s ordination will inspire other churches. Changes are unusual and happen very slowly in the Orthodox Church, she said. “What makes an Orthodox Christian ‘Orthodox’ is that they follow tradition and they don’t change it . . .
6 days ago · At this Orthodox church in Melbourne, bells rang for midnight mass, these Australian worshippers among some of the first in the world to mark Orthodox Easter. The Orthodox church celebrates the ...
2 days ago · The evolution of Koine into Byzantine Greek and its influence on the liturgical language of the Eastern Orthodox Church further underscored its lasting impact. Alexander the Great's conquests were instrumental in establishing Koine Greek as the lingua franca of the Eastern Mediterranean and beyond, catalyzing a period of cultural and linguistic ...
