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[[Image:Modern Byzantine Sketch - Double Headed Eagle.jpg|right|thumb|Modern Byzantine sketch of Double-headed eagle.]]
The '''double-headed eagle''' is the most recognizable symbol of Orthodoxy today (other than the cross) and was the official state symbol of the late [[Byzantine Empire]], symbolising the unity between the Byzantine Orthodox Church and State, which was governed by the principle of ''Symphonia'' or ''Synallelia'', that is, a "symphony" between the civil and the ecclesiastical functions of Christian society.
