the Orthodox Church

noun

: a branch of the Christian church that has members mainly in the area from eastern Europe to eastern Africa
the Russian/Greek/Ethiopian Orthodox Church

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Former leaders of the Saints Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church, a 70-year-old congregation that was once a mansion belonging to Miami’s first mayor, have been ordered by a judge to vacate the property by Friday and open the doors to the Orthodox Church in America. Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025 Easter is a lunar festival calculated using the moon’s phases and the spring equinox, but the Orthodox Church's rules are slightly different from that of the Western Christian church. Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025 Christianity rapidly spread afterward, becoming the official religion of the empire in 380 A.D. Constantine is especially significant to the Orthodox Church, which canonized him for his efforts, unlike the Roman Catholic Church. Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Mar. 2025 The West follows the Gregorian calendar, while the Orthodox Church uses the Julian calendar. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025 In the past decade, representatives of the Orthodox Church have systematically restored old Pomor crosses and erected new ones. Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024 Three Kings Day is also known by the name Epiphany and in the Orthodox Church, the holiday is known as Theophany and commemorates Christ's baptism. Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 5 Jan. 2024

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