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Eastern Orthodoxy
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Christian denominational family
Eastern Orthodoxy is one of the three major branches of Christianity, alongside Catholicism and Protestantism, with a long history centered in Eastern Europe, Russia, and the Middle East. It matters because it represents a distinct theological and liturgical tradition that shapes the faith and culture of hundreds of millions of Christians worldwide and has significantly influenced the history and identity of many nations.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Christian denomination
- Subclass of
- Chalcedonian Christianity
- Has part
- Latvian Orthodox Church
- Religion
- Christianity
- Country of origin
- Byzantine Empire
- Image
- Ecumenical Councils.jpg
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- different from
- Eastern Orthodox Church
- partially coincident with
- orthodoxy
- Stack Exchange tag
- christianity.stackexchange.com/tags/eastern-orthodox
- Commons category
- Eastern Orthodox Church
- topic's main category
- Category:Eastern Orthodoxy
- described by source
- Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
- Unicode character
- ☦️
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- start time
- 0100-00-00
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