- Schisms and Councils Throughout history, the Orthodox Church faced several schisms, leading to the formation of various Orthodox jurisdictions.
- The Orthodox Catholic Church is commonly known as the Eastern Orthodox Church, partly to avoid confusion with the Roman Catholic Church.
- The Orthodox Church is the one Church founded by Jesus Christ and his apostles, begun at the day of Pentecost with the descent of the Holy Spirit in A.D. 33.
- 2.1 Orthodox Church in America (OCA)
- 2.2 Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR)
- 2.3 Self-governing branches of the ROC
- Following the 1054 Great Schism, both the Western Church and Eastern Church continued to consider themselves uniquely orthodox and catholic.
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- Theology of the Orthodox Church is a collection of teachings concerning God and human life. Theology has a great deal to do with pastoral issues and spiritual life.
- Today Orthodox Church numbers approximately 300 million Christians who follow the faith and practices that were defined by the first seven ecumenical councils.
- The Ecumenical Patriarch of the Church of Constantinople is considered “first among equals” in Orthodox Christianity.
- The Orthodox Church was heir to the pre-schism churches that had been established by the Apostles. After the schism, Eastern Orthodoxy spread throughout the...