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Russian revolution. In 1914 in Russia, there were 55,173 Russian Orthodox churches and 29,593 chapels, 112,629 priests and deacons, 550 monasteries and 475 convents with a total of 95,259 monks and nuns. The year 1917 was a major turning point for the history of Russia, and also the Russian Orthodox Church.
Eastern Orthodoxy in Turkey. Hagios Georgios cathedral in Istanbul, at the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Eastern Orthodox Christianity is today the religion of only a minority in Turkey. It was once the dominant religion, during the time of the Byzantine Empire, as the region that comprises Turkey today was a central part of the Byzantine heritage.
The highest body of the Serbian Orthodox Church is the Bishops' Council. It consists of the Patriarch, the Metropolitans, Bishops, Archbishop of Ohrid and Vicar Bishops. It meets annually – in spring. The Bishops' Council makes important decisions for the church and elects the patriarch.
Proto-orthodox Christianity. (Redirected from Proto-orthodox christianity) Ignatius of Antioch, one of the Apostolic Fathers, was the third Patriarch of Antioch, said to be a student of John the Apostle. [1] En route to his martyrdom in Rome, Ignatius wrote a series of letters which exemplify very early Christian theology, dealing with such ...
The Latvian Orthodox Church ( Latvian: Latvijas Pareizticīgā Baznīca) is an Eastern Orthodox church in Latvia, part of the wider Eastern Orthodoxy community. The primate of the church carries the title of Metropolitan of Riga and all Latvia ( Latvian: Rīgas un visas Latvijas metropolīts ). This position has been occupied since October 27 ...
The term Orthodox Christianity in Iraq may refer to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Iraq, representing communities and institutions of Eastern Orthodox Church, in Iraq; Oriental Orthodox Christianity in Iraq, representing communities and institutions of Oriental Orthodox Church, in Iraq; See also. Orthodox Christianity (disambiguation)
Syriac Christianity ( Syriac: ܡܫܝܚܝܘܬܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܬܐ / Mšiḥoyuṯo Suryoyto or Mšiḥāyūṯā Suryāytā) is a branch of Eastern Christianity of which formative theological writings and traditional liturgies are expressed in the Classical Syriac language, a variation of the old Aramaic language. [1] [2] [3] In a wider sense, the ...
