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Each Church is led by a Synod of Bishops. The [[Ecumenical Patriarch]] of Constantinople is regarded as "First among Equals." | Each Church is led by a Synod of Bishops. The [[Ecumenical Patriarch]] of Constantinople is regarded as "First among Equals." | ||
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== The Great Schism == | == The Great Schism == | ||
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The [[Great Schism]] is the title given to separation between the Western Church (the Roman Catholic) and the Eastern Church, (the Orthodox), which took place in the eleventh century. | The [[Great Schism]] is the title given to separation between the Western Church (the Roman Catholic) and the Eastern Church, (the Orthodox), which took place in the eleventh century. | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
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*[http://www.ancientfaithradio.com Orthodox Internet Radio] | *[http://www.ancientfaithradio.com Orthodox Internet Radio] | ||
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*[http://www.goarch.org Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America] | *[http://www.goarch.org Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America] | ||
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*[http://www.oca.org Orthodox Church in America] | *[http://www.oca.org Orthodox Church in America] | ||
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*[http://www.ec-patr.org Official Web Site For Ecumenical Patriarchate] | *[http://www.ec-patr.org Official Web Site For Ecumenical Patriarchate] | ||
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*[http://www.mospat.ru/?lng=1 Official Web Site Of The Moscow Patriarchate] | *[http://www.mospat.ru/?lng=1 Official Web Site Of The Moscow Patriarchate] | ||
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*[http://www.goarch.org Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America] | *[http://www.goarch.org Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America] | ||
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*[http://www.oca.org Orthodox Church in America] | *[http://www.oca.org Orthodox Church in America] | ||
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*[http://www.flickr.com Flickr Public Photos] | *[http://www.flickr.com Flickr Public Photos] | ||
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[[Category:Christian Denominations]] | [[Category:Christian Denominations]] | ||
[[Category:Medieval History]] | [[Category:Medieval History]] | ||
Revision as of 14:04, March 2, 2009
The Orthodox Church is an international group of Patriarchal, Autocephalous and Autonomous churches. Each church is independent in her internal organization and follows her own particular customs. However, all the churches are united in the same faith.
Each Church is led by a Synod of Bishops. The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople is regarded as "First among Equals."
The Great Schism
The Great Schism is the title given to separation between the Western Church (the Roman Catholic) and the Eastern Church, (the Orthodox), which took place in the eleventh century.
By the ninth century legitimate differences were intensified by political circumstances, cultural clashes, papal claims, and the introduction in the West of the Filioque phrase into the Nicene Creed.
See also
External Links
- Orthodox Internet Radio
- Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
- Orthodox Church in America
- Official Web Site For Ecumenical Patriarchate
- Official Web Site Of The Moscow Patriarchate