Russian Orthodox Church

Summary

Russian Orthodox Church is a national Church^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of national_church entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,437 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Russian Orthodox Church was a member of World Council of Churches^[3].
• Russian Orthodox Church's religion is recorded as Eastern Orthodoxy^[4].
• Russian Orthodox Church is in the country of Russia^[5].
• Russian Orthodox Church's instance of is recorded as national Church^[6].
• Russian Orthodox Church's instance of is recorded as Eastern Orthodox patriarchate^[7].
• Russian Orthodox Church's official language is recorded as Church Slavonic^[8].
• Russian Orthodox Church's official language is recorded as Novomoskovsk variety of the Church Slavonic language^[9].
• Russian Orthodox Church's official language is recorded as Russian^[10].
• Russian Orthodox Church's founder is recorded as Andrew the Apostle^[11].
• Russian Orthodox Church's founder is recorded as Photios I of Constantinople^[12].
• Russian Orthodox Church's founder is recorded as Nicholas II of Constantinople^[13].
• Russian Orthodox Church's founder is recorded as Vladimir the Great^[14].
• Russian Orthodox Church's headquarters location is recorded as Danilov Monastery^[15].
• Russian Orthodox Church is part of Eastern Orthodox Church^[16].
• Russian Orthodox Church's Commons category is recorded as Russian Orthodox Church^[17].
• Russian Orthodox Church's chairperson is recorded as Kirill I of Moscow^[18].
• Russian Orthodox Church comprises Chinese Orthodox Church^[19].
• Russian Orthodox Church comprises Latvian Orthodox Church^[20].
• Russian Orthodox Church comprises Moldovan Orthodox Church^[21].
• Russian Orthodox Church comprises Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia^[22].
• Russian Orthodox Church comprises Ukrainian Orthodox Church^[23].
• Russian Orthodox Church comprises Estonian Christian Orthodox Church^[24].
• Russian Orthodox Church comprises Orthodox Church in Japan (Moscow Patriarchate)^[25].
• Russian Orthodox Church comprises Diocese of Berlin and Germany (Russian Orthodox Church)^[26].
• Russian Orthodox Church comprises Diocese of Budapest and Hungary^[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Andrew the Apostle^[11], Photios I of Constantinople^[12], Nicholas II of Constantinople^[13], and Vladimir the Great^[14]. December 15, 1448 marks the founding of Russian Orthodox Church^[28].

Identity

Russian Orthodox Church is part of Eastern Orthodox Church^[16]. Short names include {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'РПЦ'}^[29], {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'РПЦ'}^[30], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ROC'}^[31], {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'РПЦ'}^[32], and {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'РПЦ'}^[33].

Leadership

Russian Orthodox Church's chairperson is recorded as Kirill I of Moscow^[18].

Operations

Russian Orthodox Church's headquarters location is recorded as Danilov Monastery^[15].

Why It Matters

Russian Orthodox Church ranks in the top 8% of national_church entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,437 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 126 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]