Greek (Orthodox) Church

Orthodox Church — 1. the Christian church comprising the local and national Eastern churches that are in communion with the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople; Byzantine Church. 2. (originally) the Christian church of those countries formerly comprising the… …   Universalium

Orthodox Church — • The body of Christians in union with the Patriarch of Constantinople but in schism with the Pope of Rome. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Orthodox Church     Orthodox Church …   Catholic encyclopedia

Greek Orthodox Church — For the Orthodox Church of Greece, see Church of Greece. Greek Orthodox Church Flag used by the Greek Orthodox Church and the standard of the self governed monastic state of Mount Athos. Founder …   Wikipedia

Greek Orthodox Church — 1. the branch of the Orthodox Church constituting the national church of Greece. 2. See Orthodox Church (def. 2). * * * Independent Eastern Orthodox church of Greece. The term is sometimes used erroneously for Eastern Orthodoxy in general. It… …   Universalium

Greek Orthodox Church — noun Any of a number of organizations based primarily in Greece and affiliated with the Eastern Orthodox Church of Christianity …   Wiktionary

Greek Orthodox Church — 1) Религия: Греческая православная церковь 2) Христианство: Элладская православная церковь …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

Greek-Catholic Church of Virgin Mary's Birth (Košice) — The Greek Catholic Church of Virgin Mary s Birth ( sk. Gréckokatolícky kostol narodenia Panny Márie) is located at Moyzesova Street in the historic centre of Košice, Slovakia.Greek Catholics started to settle Košice in the 17th century. As late… …   Wikipedia

Greek Orthodox — adjective Describing any Eastern Orthodox Church that is ethnically Greek or uses Greek liturgy …   Wiktionary

Coptic Orthodox Church — Principal Christian church in Egypt. Until the 19th century it was called simply the Egyptian Church. It agrees doctrinally with Eastern Orthodoxy except that it holds that Jesus has a purely divine nature and never became human, a belief the… …   Universalium

History of the Eastern Orthodox Church — The Eastern Orthodox Churches trace their roots back to the Apostles and Jesus Christ. Eastern Orthodoxy reached its golden age during the high point of the Byzantine Empire, and then continued to flourish in Russia after the Fall of… …   Wikipedia