Eastern Orthodox Church

second-largest Christian church
Organization christian_denomination Q35032
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Eastern Orthodox Church

Summary

Eastern Orthodox Church is a Christian denomination[1]. It ranks in the top 0.95% of christian_denomination entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,537 views/month, #5 of 524).[2]

Key Facts

  • Eastern Orthodox Church's religion is recorded as Eastern Orthodoxy[3].
  • Eastern Orthodox Church's instance of is recorded as Christian denomination[4].
  • Eastern Orthodox Church's instance of is recorded as historic Church[5].
  • Eastern Orthodox Church's instance of is recorded as Christian Church[6].
  • first seven ecumenical councils is named after Eastern Orthodox Church[7].
  • The location of Eastern Orthodox Church was Eastern Europe[8].
  • Eastern Orthodox Church is part of Eastern Orthodoxy[9].
  • Eastern Orthodox Church's Commons category is recorded as Eastern Orthodox Church[10].
  • Eastern Orthodox Church comprises Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople[11].
  • Eastern Orthodox Church comprises Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria[12].
  • Eastern Orthodox Church comprises Eastern Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch[13].
  • Eastern Orthodox Church comprises Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem[14].
  • Eastern Orthodox Church comprises Russian Orthodox Church[15].
  • Eastern Orthodox Church comprises Georgian Orthodox Church[16].
  • Eastern Orthodox Church comprises Serbian Orthodox Church[17].
  • Eastern Orthodox Church comprises Romanian Orthodox Church[18].
  • Eastern Orthodox Church comprises Bulgarian Orthodox Church[19].
  • Eastern Orthodox Church comprises Church of Cyprus[20].
  • Eastern Orthodox Church comprises Church of Greece[21].
  • Eastern Orthodox Church comprises Albanian Orthodox Church[22].
  • Eastern Orthodox Church comprises Polish Orthodox Church[23].
  • Eastern Orthodox Church comprises Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia[24].
  • Eastern Orthodox Church comprises Orthodox Church in America[25].
  • Eastern Orthodox Church comprises Orthodox Church of Ukraine[26].
  • Eastern Orthodox Church comprises Macedonian Orthodox Church[27].

Body

Founding

1054 marks the founding of Eastern Orthodox Church[28].

Identity

Eastern Orthodox Church is part of Eastern Orthodoxy[9].

Why It Matters

Eastern Orthodox Church ranks in the top 0.95% of christian_denomination entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,537 views/month, #5 of 524).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 205 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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