- Mosaic of Christ Pantocrator, Hagia Sophia. Overview. Structure. Theology (History of theology). Liturgy. Church history. Holy Mysteries. View of salvation. View of Mary.
- Canon law is the tradition of canonical legislation, which governs Orthodox Church life. It touches on every area of Church life, including Ecclesiology, Liturgy, and Ethics.
- The permanent criteria of church structure for the Orthodox Church today, outside of the New Testament writings, are found in the canons (regulations and...
- All the canons were written during the first millennium of the Church history, and some of them are somewhat outdated.
- Unlike the canon law of the Roman Catholic Church, the canon law of the Orthodox Church has not been codified.
- Following the 1054 Great Schism, both the Western Church and Eastern Church continued to consider themselves uniquely orthodox and catholic .
- It is a misunderstanding of Church history to assume that the The New Testament canon was established “in a formal manner, through a council or special meeting”...
- The iconographic canon of orthodox churches: history, evolution, symbolism.
- If there is a visible Church, as the Orthodox believe, then it must be led by a hierarchy of men that lawfully rule the Church according to its canons.
- From An Explanation of Canon Law - Orthodox Church in America.