• Orthodox Christianity is a branch of Christianity that traces its roots back to the early Christian Church and the teachings of Jesus Christ as recorded in the...
  • The Orthodox Catholic Church is commonly known as the Eastern Orthodox Church, partly to avoid confusion with the Roman Catholic Church.
  • 2.9 Russian Orthodox Church in the Russian Empire. 2.10 Eastern Orthodox churches under Communist rule. 2.11 Post-Communism to 21st century.
  • Following the 1054 Great Schism, both the Western Church and Eastern Church continued to consider themselves uniquely orthodox and catholic.
  • The Ecumenical Patriarch of the Church of Constantinople is considered “first among equals” in Orthodox Christianity.
  • Orthodox Churches (those that use the word "Orthodox" in the name) belong mainly to two groups, Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy.
  • An Island of True Orthodox Faith and Piety. The Odessa Convent of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos. 408 0. Churches and Monasteries.
  • The Western Rite orthodox church is a branch of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Its rite is similar to that of the Celtic rite.
  • Today Orthodox Church numbers approximately 300 million Christians who follow the faith and practices that were defined by the first seven ecumenical councils.