- The Church of Russia, known officially as the Russian Orthodox Church and also referred to as the Moscow Patriarchate, is one of the autocephalous Local Orthodox Churches...
- Russia’s turn to Christianity is virtually unknown in the US. Many Christian leaders are oblivious to what is happening in Russia.
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- 2 How did Christianity spread in the Russian Empire?
- 3 What is the main religion in Russia?
- Christianity in Russia is the most widely professed religion in the country. ... Christianity in Russia as of 2012 (Sreda Arena Atlas)[12][13].
- Christianity is the most popular religion in Russia.The biggest tradition is the Russian Orthodox Church.140 of the Russian Orthodox Church’s 170 eparchies...
- Until the 17th century, icon painting was the only visual art known in Russia. In different towns and cities icon painting schools were established.
- But those in Russia are happy to return the support from America’s radical Christian extremists—and clutch the mantle of Christian fundamentalist leadership...
- In Russia today one can observe the latent rebirth of the official pre-revolution ideological postulate, “Orthodox Christianity – autocracy – nationhood”, in the new...
- The Russian Orthodox Church, also known as the Church of Russia, is one of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches, ranking fifth after Constantinople, Alexandria...