Orthodox Aroman Church in Ebrary
| Orthodox Church in Ebrary | |
|---|---|
| Ecclesia Orthodoxe de Ebraria | |
| Classification | Orthodox |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Primate | Bishop Jon Baran |
| Language | Ebrarese |
| Liturgy | Ebraro-Orthodox |
| Origin | 1939 |
| Separated from | Church of Ebrary |
The Orthodox Church in Ebrary (Ebrarese: Ecclesia Orthodoxe de Ebraria), abbreviated EOE, is an autonomous Orthodox church located in Ebrary. It is headed by the Bishop of Laverna and headquartered in the Church of the Pentecost in Ceres. As an autonomous church and not an autocephalous church, the Bishop of Laverna is confirmed by Patriarch of Europatorion, head of the Aroman Church.
Orthodoxy has a long tradition in Ebrary, but Orthodox presence was effectively ended after the Amendant Reformation in Ebrary. Most old Orthodox cathedrals and churches are today used by the Ecclesiastical Amendant Church (formerly the Church of Ebrary), which evolved from an Orthodox church into a national church and then again into an independent, Amendant denomination. However, priests and churchgoers with sympathies to the Orthodox tradition persisted in the church for centuries, under the moniker Ebraro-Orthodox. The Ebraro-Orthodox parishes and priests continued to use various forms of Orthodox liturgy, and the practice was tolerated to varying degrees by the church hierarchy. Due to this history, the EOE is sometimes referred to as the Ebraro-Orthodox Church
During the Republic of Ebrary, the Church of Ebrary became disestablished and there was, for the first time in centuries, no established church in the country. In 1939, the Ebraro-Orthodox elements of the church and the more traditionally Amendant elements voted to separate the majority of Ebraro-Orthodox dominated parishes and the historic Church of the Pentecost in Ceres from the main Church of Ebrary to form a new Orthodox church. The separation was largely amicable due to the differences between the two factions in the church, and separation was arguably postponed for decades due to the fact the Church of Ebrary was under the control of the government which opposed such a move.
Liturgy
The liturgy of the EOE is an adaptation of the old Aroman Rite used by the Orthodox church in Ebrary before the Amendant Reformation. After the Reformation, the liturgy was informally maintained for centuries until it was codified by a council of Ebraro-Orthodox ministers in the Church of Ebrary during the 19th century, which created an Ebraro-Orthodox form of the main Ebaricist liturgy. In 1950, the EOE published an updated version of the liturgy which attempted to bring the liturgy of the church back in line with mainstream Orthodoxy while simultaneously preserving the Ebrarian character inherited from the liturgy of the Church of Ebrary. This liturgy, outlined in the "Ebraro-Orthodox Prayer Guide", has continued to be used up to the current year with only minor revisions.