<div style="float:right;margin:0 1em 0 3%;">[[Image:John of Damascus4.jpg|110px|St. John of Damascus, patron saint of OrthodoxWiki]]</div><div style="margin: 2.5em 0 0 3%; text-align: left; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.3;">'''[[OrthodoxWiki:Welcome! |Welcome]]''' to '''[[OrthodoxWiki:About|OrthodoxWiki]]''' is , a free-content encyclopedia and information center for '''[[Orthodox Christianity]]''' that '''anyone can edit'''. WeIn this English version, started in November 2004, we are currently working on '''[[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] [[Special:Allpages|articles]]'''. Please '''[[Special:RequestAccount|register]] or [[Special:Userlogin|login]]''ve just opened' to post or revise content.<br><span style="color:#900">All new user registrations are moderated because of persistent trouble with spammers. Things When you sign-up, please '''give some indication that you are still pretty rough around herea real person, but ''' and let us know why you want to '''add''' and '''edit''' content on OrthodoxWiki (everyone can view content). Registrations with no bios will be rejected unless we're making progress every daycan verify you in some other way. Please be patient as we process your application. Want to help? Sorry for the inconvenience!</span><br>
The OrthodoxWiki editors have taken St. [[John of Damascus]] as their heavenly [[patron saint|patron]] and intercessor as they seek to further the worship and knowledge of the All-Holy [[Trinity]] and the faith of the [[Orthodox Church]] by means of these pages.
==Things to Do, Places to Go==You can go Please take a moment to a read about [[SpecialOrthodoxWiki:RandompageAbout|random page]] to see some of what we've been working on, or you can take a look at some of the numerous articles developing in the following categories and sections: '''[[:Category:American Saints|American Saints]]''', '''[[:Category:Apostolic Fathers|Apostolic Fathers]]''', '''[[:Category:Arts|Arts]]''', '''[[:Category:Asceticism|Asceticism]]''', '''[[:Category:Bibliography|Bibliography]]''', '''[[:Category:Bioethics|Bioethics]]''', '''[[:Category:Bishops|Bishops]]''', '''[[:Category:Canon Law|Canon Law]]''', '''[[:Category:Celtic and Anglo-Saxon Saints|Celtic and Anglo-Saxon Saints]]''', '''[[Church Calendar]]''', '''[[:Category:Church Fathers|Church Fathers]]''', '''[[:Category:Church History|Church History]]''', '''[[:Category:Church Life|Church Life]]''', '''[[:Category:Clergy|Clergy]]''', '''[[:Category:Creeds|Creeds]]''', '''[[:Category:Ecumenical Councils|Ecumenical Councils]]''', '''[[:Category:Emperors|Emperors]]''', '''[[:Category:Empresses|Empresses]]''', '''[[:Category:Feasts|Feasts]]''', '''[[:Category:Heresies|Heresies]]''', '''[[:Category:Inter-Christian|Inter-Christian]]''', '''[[:Category:Jurisdictions|Jurisdictions]]''', '''[[:Category:Liturgical Chant|Liturgical Chant]]''', '''[[:Category:Links|Links]]''', '''[[:Category:Marketplace|Marketplace]]''', '''[[:Category:Missionaries|Missionaries]]''', '''[[:Category:Modern Writers|Modern Writers]]''', '''[[:Category:Monasteries|Monasteries]]''', '''[[:Category:Organizations|Organizations]]''', '''[[:Category:Oriental Orthodox|Oriental Orthodox]]''OrthodoxWiki ', 'is''[[Orthodox Church]]''', '''[[:Category:Robber Councils|Robber Councils]]''', '''[[:Category:Russian Saints|Russian Saints]]''', '''[[:Category:Saints|Saints]]''', '''[[:Category:Scripture|Scripture]]''', '''[[:Category:Seminaries|Seminaries]]''', '''[[:Category:Sermons and Treatises|Sermons and Treatises]]''', and 'is not''[[:Category:Stewardship|Stewardship]]'''. </div><br clear="all">
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