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=Name=
=Name=
The Orthodox Church of Eurth is a Wurldwide Church that follows a form of Christianity that is seen as one of the original version of the Christian Faith as preached and created by Christ, or Jesus Christ. The official name of the church is the Orthodox Christian Church or simply put the Orthodox Church. When looking for where the name derived from you can see from the {{wp|Nicene Creed|Divine Creed}}, ''In one holy catholic and apostolic Church;'' the Orthodox Church also among the rest of the Wurld Churches consideres itself the true and original church of Christ.
=Organization=
=Organization=
The Orthodox Church is structured as Communities which in return has Autocephalous Churches headed by a Patriarch who is "first among equals" to all Orthodox Patriarchs holding no authority over any other Patriarch. Within the Patriarchates there are Archdioceses, Metropolises, and Parishes that form the strucutre of the entire Church. The Orthodox Church also has International Communities such as the [[Argic Orthodox Communion]] and the [[Europan Orthodox Communion]] which come together to form the Holy Orthodox Synod.
The Orthodox Church is structured as Communities which in return has Autocephalous Churches headed by a Patriarch who is "first among equals" to all Orthodox Patriarchs holding no authority over any other Patriarch. Within the Patriarchates there are Archdioceses, Metropolises, and Parishes that form the strucutre of the entire Church. The Orthodox Church also has International Communities such as the [[Argic Orthodox Communion]] and the [[Europan Orthodox Communion]] which come together to form the Holy Orthodox Synod.

Revision as of 23:53, 7 February 2023


Orthodox Church (Eurth)
Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral Vladimir 2016-06-23 6402.jpg
Cathedral of the Blood of Christ, Peterburi, United Kingdom of Ahrana
TypeEastern Christianity
ClassificationEastern Orthodoxy
ScriptureSeptuagint, New Testament
TheologyEastern Orthodox theology
PolityEpiscopal
StructureCommunion
Language
LiturgyByzantine (nearly ubiquitous); also Western
Membersover 350 million
Other name(s)Orthodox Church, Orthodox Christian Church

The Orthodox Church, is the third largest Christian Church in the Wurld, with the first two largest Christian Churches being those of the Catholic Churches and the Enlightened Aroman Church. The Orthodox Church is composed up of Eight Patrarchates, Two Archdioceses, and One Special Administration Area. The Orthodox Church believes in the Divine Creed, which teaches that the Orthodox Church is the one true Church of Christ established by Christ and his Apostles. The Patriarchs of the Orthodox Church are seen as "First Among Equals" to all Patriarchs in communion with the Orthodox Church.

Each Orthodox Church that are in communion with all other Orthodox Churches and the Coptic Orthodox Church found in Qubidi (Clearfication needed). The entire Orthodox Church use Icons within the Church but reject the use of Statutes within the church unlike the Catholic Counterparts as well as the Aroman Church, who do not use Icons and see them as blasphemy.

Name

The Orthodox Church of Eurth is a Wurldwide Church that follows a form of Christianity that is seen as one of the original version of the Christian Faith as preached and created by Christ, or Jesus Christ. The official name of the church is the Orthodox Christian Church or simply put the Orthodox Church. When looking for where the name derived from you can see from the Divine Creed, In one holy catholic and apostolic Church; the Orthodox Church also among the rest of the Wurld Churches consideres itself the true and original church of Christ.

Organization

The Orthodox Church is structured as Communities which in return has Autocephalous Churches headed by a Patriarch who is "first among equals" to all Orthodox Patriarchs holding no authority over any other Patriarch. Within the Patriarchates there are Archdioceses, Metropolises, and Parishes that form the strucutre of the entire Church. The Orthodox Church also has International Communities such as the Argic Orthodox Communion and the Europan Orthodox Communion which come together to form the Holy Orthodox Synod.

Patriarchate

The current established Patriarchates across the wurld, today are eight in total with the oldest Patriarchate being in the new wurld located in Ahrana and the oldest Patriarchate in the Old Wurld located in Cristina. Together across the wurld all of the Patriarchates make up the Holy Orthodox Synod that meats to discuss Canical and Doctoral Issues. The last Great Council of the entire Church was last in (INSERT DATE HERE) which was the last great council before the schism occurred across the entire Christian Church. The last Orthodox Council, including the Aroman Church, was in (INSERT DATE HERE) before the Orthodox Church split from the Aroman Church and created todays Orthodox Church.

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Metropolis

Parish

Doctrine

Sacraments, Liturgy, and Traditions

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