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| | Eastern Orthodox Church - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The Orthodox believe she was assumed into heaven bodily; however, unlike in the Roman Catholic Church, it is not a dogmatic prescription and the holy day is usually referred to as the Feast of the Dormition, not that of the Assumption. | | | Above the nave in the dome of the church is the icon of Christ the Almighty (Pantokratoros, "Ruler of All"). | | | Orthodox doctrine regarding the Holy Trinity is summarized in the Symbol of Faith (Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed). |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Orthodoxy
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| | African Orthodox Church Archives |
| | Arch-deacon Poyah was a deacon in the African Orthodox Church in Bulawayo, Rhodesia. | | | Reverend Hinnings was priest of the African Orthodox Church in Benoni, Transvaal. | | | Churches included are the Ethiopian Catholic Church of South Africa, the Church of Uganda, the National Church of Africa, the Church of the Province of South Africa, the Christian Catholic Apostolic Church in Zion and the Imperial Coptic Ethiopian Church in Ethiopia. |
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http://www.pitts.emory.edu/Archives/text/rg005.html
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| | Orthodox Eastern Church. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 |
| | The Orthodox patriarchates of Alexandria and Antioch are minority churches (for the corresponding separated churches, see Copts; Jacobite Church), as is the patriarchate of Jerusalem. | | | The language of the ritual is Church Slavonic. | | | The number of Orthodox churches recognizing one another as such is indefinite because of the fluid state of the relations of Orthodox bishops in countries to which communicants have emigrated. |
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http://www.bartleby.com/65/or/Orthodox.html
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| | Finnish Orthodox Church — Virtual Finland |
| | The church is sacred to the memory of the Glorification of Christ. | | | The main church of the New Valamo monastery was consecrated in 1977. | | | The congregation venerates an icon of the burial of Christ in the middle of the church. |
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http://virtual.finland.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=25813
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| | Syriac Orthodox Church - A Brief Overview |
| | The Chief Bishop of the Syriac Orthodox Church is the Patriarch of Antioch. | | | Concerning the Church, the Syriac Orthodox Church believes the Church is the body of true believers in Christ, and that the Head of the Church is Our Lord God Jesus Christ. | | | The church in Malankara today is an integral part of the Syriac Orthodox Church with the Patriarch of Antioch as its supreme spiritual head. |
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http://sor.cua.edu/Intro
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| | Orthodox church |
| | is celebrated in the churches of the Orthodox tradition as the feast of the "Triumph of Orthodoxy". | | | But it was not the conscience of the Church who gave as the Bible, it was the Pope St. Damasus, as we commented in the "Holy Scriptures" of Christianity (Pag.300)... | | | The Orthodox said that the Holy Spirit proceeds "from the Father"; the Catholics said the Holy Spirit proceeds "from the Father and from the Son" (Filioque)... |
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http://religion-cults.com/Christianity/Orthodox/Branch-C-Orthodox.htm
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| | Orthodox Church in Africa |
| | Another contribution of the Church of Alexandria to the Church as a whole is monasticism. | | | The largest of the Orthodox Churches is the Russian Orthodox Church under the Patriarchate of Moscow. | | | The Orthodox Church traces its beginning to an event conventionally dated to AD 33, when 120 people in an upstairs room of a house in Jerusalem experienced the power of the Holy Spirit of God in a new way. |
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http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734/church.htm
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| | General Information: Introduction |
| | Introduction to Orthodoxy, excerpts from The Orthodox Church, by Bishop Kallistos (Ware). | | | The Orthodox Church: A brief overview of the Eastern Orthodox Church's history and teaching. | | | It is an exceptionally pleasant catechism of the Orthodox Church and a treasure of Patristic wisdom. |
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http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/general
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| | St. Gregorios Orthodox Church, Oak Park, Illinois |
| | Gregorios Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church is a parish of the American Diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church of India. | | | The Church was founded by St. Thomas, one of the apostles of Jesus Christ in A.D. The parish was established on April 26, 1978, in Evanston, Illinois. | | | If you are looking for a church that is orthodox in doctrine, orthodox in worship, orthodox in values, come to St. Gregorios Orthodox Church in Oak Park. |
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http://www.1church.org
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Orthodox Church |
| | The Orthodox, then, are the Christians in the East of Europe, in Egypt and Asia, who accept the Councils of Ephesus and Chalcedon (are therefore neither Nestorians nor Monophysites), but who, as the result of the schisms of Photius (ninth cent.) and Cerularius (eleventh cent.), are not in communion with the Catholic Church. | | | They are the six national churches of Russia, Greece, Servia, Montenegro, Rumania, and Bulgaria, four independent Churches in the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, namely Carlovitz, Hermannstadt, Czernovitz, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and lastly the Church of Mount Sinai, consisting of one monastery separated from Jerusalem. | | | These sixteen Churches are: (1) The four Eastern patriarchates &; Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem — and the Church of Cyprus, independent since the Council of Ephesus. |
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http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11329a.htm
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| | Ethiopian Orthodox Church |
| | Sometimes Ethiopian Orthodox Tawahedo Church is called Copic, which is due to the fact that till the early fifties the head of Ethiopian church was selected in Alexandria, Egypt and this tradition was changed under Haile Sellassie. | | | A too common accusation against the Ethiopian Church focuses on its lack of missionary zeal, or on the ignorance and worldliness of its priesthood. | | | Thus, the spread of Islam was not halted because "the Ethiopian church. |
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http://sellassie.ourfamily.com/culture/church.html
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| | Our Faith |
| | The Boundaries of the Church: An Orthodox Debate | | | The Origins and Authority of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of the Orthodox Church | | | The Greek (Eastern) Orthodox Church and The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Of America |
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http://www.goarch.org/access/orthodoxy
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| | The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church |
| | The teaching of the Ethiopian Church is the faith of the Fathers expounded by the great theologians of the Alexandrine tradition, especially by St. Cyril and his illustrious theological followers. | | | Molinar indicates clearly, that the Ethiopian Orthodox Church was and is the contributor of educational modernity to the nation of Ethiopia. | | | Together with the Roman Catholic Church and the Byzantine Orthodox Church they comprised the One Church for four centuries until the division arose on account of the Council of Chalcedon in 451 which insisted that Christ had the two natures of humanity and divinity. |
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http://www.eotc.faithweb.com/orth.html
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| | Home Page of Orthodox Church and Bible Study Links |
| | The Orthodox Church is the one, holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church in which resides the fullness of Christian truth. | | | Religious Groups That Use 'Orthodox' in Their Names But Are Not Canonical Eastern Orthodox Churches - Links to churches that use the title “Orthodox”, many of which claim to be part of The True Church, but are not in communion with the world’s 15 autocephalous and 5 autonomous canonical Orthodox churches. | | | Oriental Orthodox Churches (not part of Eastern Orthodoxy). |
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http://aggreen.net/orth_links/orthlink.html
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| | Archdiocese of the Eastern USA |
| | Aphraim's Syriac Orthodox Church is the first in the area. | | | Traditional Hymns of the Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch for Christmas | | | This Church enjoys the greatest prestige in the history of Christendom since it is the first Church which was established in Jerusalem out of the Apostles, Preachers and other converted Jews, and was grafted in Antioch by those |
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http://www.syrianorthodoxchurch.org
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| | St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church |
| | Our Parish, the Parish of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church of San Jose, California, is committed to cultivating and nurturing faith in Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ as taught by the doctrines and Traditions of the Holy Orthodox Church. | | | Christians who are baptized or chrismated in the Orthodox Faith and who are prepared spiritually may come forward to receive Holy Communion. | | | New arrivals in the Parish are asked to introduce themselves to a member of the Parish Council and to leave their address. |
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http://www.saintnicholas.org
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| | Margoneetho: Syriac Orthodox Resources |
| | Like an exquisite pearl hidden in an oyster, the spiritual heritage of the Syriac Orthodox Church, one of the most ancient Christian churches, remains obscure to much of the world today. | | | This magnificently illustrated book by Rev. Hans Hollerweger with over 400 color photographs is a pictorial guide to Tur Abdin in SE Turkey where the Syriac Orthodox faith flourished from the earliest days of the Christian Church until the beginning of the 20th century. | | | A three volume encyclopaedic work on the Aramaic heritage—language, history, and culture with a focus on the Syriac Orthodox Church in two volumes. |
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http://sor.cua.edu
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| | Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia |
| | Copyright © 2002 Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia. | | | Paris-Constantinople: Pilgrims of the Russian Church Abroad (photo-report)--December 2, 2005 | | | Vevey: Feast day at the Russian church at the residence of Bishop Ambroise--December 23, 2005 |
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http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/english
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| | St. Jonah Orthodox Church |
| | We are an English language church of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad under the Diocese of Chicago and Detroit. | | | A church of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad | | | We also have some other special services for Church feasts, and have other activities -- so see our schedule of services linked on the left menu. |
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http://www.saintjonah.org
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| | Orthodox Church News |
| | Orthodox Church News continually updated from thousands of sources around the net. | | | In recent years a growing number of mainline protestant, along with evangelical and fundamentalist churches, have begun observing, to some degree, Ash Wednesday and Lent. | | | After three years and more than four million dollars spent, The Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral was rededicated tonight. |
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http://www.topix.net/religion/orthodox
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| | Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |
| | For Orthodox Christians, Great Lent is a time when the Church enters into a period of penitence to prepare for the glory of the resurrection. | | | Bishop Dimitrios of Xanthos to Celebrate the Groundbreaking of the Orthodox Christian Mission Center on May 5, 2006 | | | OrthodoxJobs - Employment for Orthodox Christians in an Orthodox Environment. |
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http://www.goarch.org
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| | Annunciation |
| | I hope that you find our website helpful in understanding the Orthodox Christian faith and gives you a better glimpse of our church family. | | | On behalf of the Parishioners of the Annunciation Church, welcome to our Parish. | | | As you explore our website, please remember that you are always welcome to join us for our services, and worship our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, together. |
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http://www.orthodoxchurch.com
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| | The Ukrainian Orthodox Church USA Welcomes You! |
| | Permanent Conference of Ukrainian Orthodox Bishops Beyond the Borders of Ukraine: | | | Entire site copyright © 2006 Consistory of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA. | | | Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas: |
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http://www.uocofusa.org
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| | St Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, Dallas Texas |
| | Most of us are converts to the Holy Catholic, Apostolic Eastern Orthodox Christian Church and, as we have found the "Pearl of great price", we also wish to share with you here (in English and ever growing amounts of Russian) concerning our beliefs, dogmas, doctrines and way of life. | | | On most of the Sundays and Feasts of the church year | | | Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith, St John Damascene |
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http://www.orthodox.net
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| | The Orthodox Church in America |
| | 03/17 - Pastoral Letter from the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas [SCOBA] | | | 03/07 - All Saints Church, Olyphant, PA, damaged by fire on eve of Great Lent | | | 03/13 - Orthodox Inter-Seminary Movement meets at St. Tikhon's Seminary |
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http://www.oca.org
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| | Orthodox Church |
| | Discover the Orthodox Church (What Orthodox Christians Believe) | | | Ask someone who shares your professional or religious background about Orthodoxy | | | The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2005 Self-Ruled Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America |
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http://www.antiochian.org
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| | Serbian Orthodox Church |
| | The Information Service of the Serbian Orthodox Church | | | POGROM ON All these barbarous acts by the Albanian extremists have occured in the presence of UN and the International Peace Forces (KFOR), not in the time of war but of peace | | | PATRIARCH ALEXEY II OF MOSCOW MEETS WITH DELEGATION OF THE SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH |
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http://www.serbian-church.net
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