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• Orthodox Catechisms in English
  * Carlton, Clark. ''The Truth: What Every Roman Catholic Should Know About the Orthodox Church (Faith Catechism Series)''. *Hatzidakis, Fr. Emmanuel. ''The Heavenly Banquet:Understanding the Divine Liturgy''. Forew
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• Journeys to Orthodoxy
  *[http://www.orthodox.net/falbum/frgeorge.htm Fr. George Johnson's Personal Testimony] ...tor-to-orthodox-priest-fr-gregory-rogers/ From Evangelical to Orthodox] by Fr. Gregory Rogers
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• Anti-Orthodox
  **[http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/articles7/AndrewsBaptist.php Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews' Response] ==Roman Catholic Polemics==
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• John Chrysostom
  ...hropy]], his denunciation of abuse of authority in the Church and in the [[Roman Empire]] of the time, and for a [[Divine Liturgy]] attributed to him. He ha John Chrysostom is also recognized by the [[Roman Catholic Church]], which considers him a saint and Doctor of the Church, an
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• Jesus Prayer
  ...devotion as in the Eastern Church. A more elaborate version known to some Roman Catholics by the same name goes: "O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us [[fr:Prière de Jésus]]
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• Canon law
  * [http://www.geocities.com/berolini/subseciva.htm Studies in Roman and Byzantine Law] - an index of articles in this journal is available onli * Roman Catholic - [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09056a.htm Catholic Encyclopedi
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• Constantine the Great
  ...at left him first as emperor of the west, and then as supreme ruler of the Roman Empire. Constantine is perhaps best known for being the first Roman Emperor to endorse [[Christianity]], traditionally presented as a result o
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• Byzantine Chant
  ...s tradition, encompassing the Greek-speaking world, developed in [[Eastern Roman Empire|Byzantium]] from the establishment of its capital, Constantinople, i ...n]], reputedly of Syriac origin, which finds its acme in the work of St. [[Roman the Melodist|Romanos the Melodist]] (sixth century). This dramatic [[homily
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• Autocephaly
  ...t" tradition), meaning that the bishops of certain prominent cities in the Roman Empire were recognized as primates over the surrounding regions, by virtue ...Answers on Autocephaly], an ''apologia'' for the [[OCA]]'s autocephaly by Fr. [[Thomas Hopko]] (1971)
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• Ignatius of Antioch
  He was arrested by the Roman authorities and transported to Rome to die in the arena. They hoped to make ...ignatius_of_antioch.01.htm The Ecclesiology of St. Ignatius of Antioch] by Fr. [[John S. Romanides]]
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• Orthodox Church
  ...[[diocese]]. Thus, there is no equivalent to the [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] [[pope|papacy]] within the Eastern Orthodox Churches. [[fr:Église orthodoxe]]
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• Church of Antioch
  ...and All the East." However, the literal name "Rüm" does not actually mean Roman but Greek. The Arabs and the Turks refer to the Christians who belong to th ...that came to be associated with the [[bishop]] of Antioch was that of the Roman Diocese of the East (a [[diocese]] was originally an imperial governmental
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• Oriental Orthodox
  ...een some agreed Christological statements issued in conjunction with the [[Roman Catholic Church]] and the Eastern Orthodox (Chalcedonian) family (Ecumenica [[fr:Églises orthodoxes orientales]]
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• Eighth Ecumenical Council
  ...h and [[Ninth Ecumenical Council]]s"), as well as Fr. [[John Meyendorff]], Fr. [[George Dragas]] and Metropolitan [[Hierotheos (Vlachos) of Nafpaktos]]. ...ation of this [[synod]] to be the '''Eighth Ecumenical Council''' is the [[Roman Catholic Church]]'s ''Catholic Encyclopedia'' (1907), which describes the c
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• Church of Constantinople
  ...Christian Churches: Patriarchate of Constantinople] by Ronald Roberson, a Roman Catholic priest and scholar ...ntinople and Rome: A Survey of the Relations between the Byzantine and the Roman Churches], by Milton V. Anastos
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• Filioque
  ...West"<ref>"The West" is an over-simplification referencing how the Western Roman Empire fell to the Barbarians, and consequently developed various heterodox ...this way of speaking was virtually unknown in the Greek-speaking, Eastern Roman Empire.
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• Sign of the Cross
  ...ent.org/cathen/13785a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia: The Sign of the Cross] ([[Roman Catholic]]) [[fr:Signe de la Croix]]
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• Ecumenical Councils
  ...opposition to [[Roman Catholic]] viewpoints on the same question. For the Roman Catholic Church, a council's ecumenicity is primarily determined by its rat ...cumenicity, and in most cases, their decrees immediately were written into Roman imperial law. No condition of later reception is reflected in the councils
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• Western Rite
  ...to the [[Orthodox Church]]. Overbeck was a former [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] priest from Germany who had left the priesthood after becoming d ...ved into Orthodoxy. Bishop Vladimir received them on May 9, 1891; however, Fr. Vilatte was consecrated to the episcopacy by hierarchs of the [[Church of
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• Western Rite in the Twentieth Century
  :In 1926, the so-called "Polish Catholic National Church" (headed by Fr. Andrew Huszno) (really no more than six [[parish]]es) was received into th ...ntalis.blogspot.com/2004/09/western-rite-history-part-five.html] However, Fr. Vilatte, who proved an ecclesiastical wanderer, soon led the parish into O
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• Bartholomew I (Archontonis) of Constantinople
  ...e was elevated to the rank of [[archimandrite]]. On [[December 25]], 1973, Fr, Bartholomew was consecrated [[Metropolitan]] of Philadelphia in Asia Minor ...dox Church. He has also continued the reconciliation dialogues with the [[Roman Catholic Church]] started by his predecessors, and initiated dialogues with
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• Mount Athos
  ...[[Fourth Crusade]] in the 13th century brought new [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] overlords which forced the monks to seek protection from Pope In [[fr:République monastique du Mont Athos]]
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• Church of Japan
  ...ra traveled to Manchuria where both took [[monasticism|monastic]] vows and Fr. John was consecrated bishop with the name Nicholas on [[April 6]], 1941. T ...s: Orthodox Church of Japan] by Ronald Roberson, a [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] priest and scholar
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• Church of Jerusalem
  As Christianity spread, and the persecutions of the Jews by Roman authorities in their homeland increased, causing the dispersion of many of ...in Jerusalem and environs, sometimes jointly with [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] or [[Church of Alexandria (Coptic)|Coptic]] or [[Church of Armen
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• Dormition
  ...bly bound up with the corruption of this world. The feast was added to the Roman calendar in the seventh century as the ''Dormitio''. In the eighth century, [[fr:Dormition]]
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• Church of Alexandria
  ...on. During the first century BC the city, and Egypt generally passed under Roman rule. ...ns comprise the Patriarchate of Alexandria, the highest number since the [[Roman Empire]]. The current primate of the Church of Alexandria is His Beatitude
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• Alexander Schmemann
  Fr. Alexander Schmemann was born in Estonia to Russian émigrés. His family m ...chmemann_and_Solzhenitsyn.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Matushka Juliana Schmemann, Fr. Alexander, and [[Alexander Solzhenitsyn]]]]
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• John S. Romanides
  ...nt 20th century Orthodox Christian [[priest]], [[theologian]], and writer. Fr. Romanides served under the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]] and t ...shop Spyridon of America, on June 17, 1998, for the canonical discharge of Fr. Romanides from the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]], in order to
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• Old Believers
  ...tin cross, and during the first liturgy, he mention in the first place the Roman [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Eugene_IV Pope Eugene]. After a few days [[fr:Orthodoxes vieux-croyants]]
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• Vestments
  ...rjaznik: Inner cassock, but does not have buttons down the front like the Roman cassock [http://www.kwvestments.com/images/103ant_exo.jpg] *[[miter|Mitre]]: not like the Roman mitre, it is very much like a crown, and is adorned with icons; this is a c
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• Maria (Skobtsova)
  ...She is often compared to Dorothy Day, an American [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] who founded the Catholic Worker movement. [[Saint]] Mary died a ...ok the name Maria. Her confessor was Father [[Sergius Bulgakov]]. Later, Fr. [[Dmitri Klepinin]] would be sent to be the [[chaplain]] of the house.
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• Hagiography
  The genre of lives of the [[saint]]s first came into being in the [[Roman Empire]] as collections of traditional accounts of Christian [[martyr]]s, c ...of St. [[Nicholas of Myra]], they are still quite useful. In the words of Fr. [[Thomas Hopko]]:
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• Philokalia
  ...re originally in Latin but then translated in Greek during the time of the Roman ("Byzantine") Empire. ...Mount Athos]] in 1877. A Romanian translation first appeared in 1946 with Fr. [[Dumitru Staniloae]] presiding as editor (the fifth volume appeared in 19
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• Monasticism
  ...stantine]]'s [[conversion]] and the legal tolerance of Christianity in the Roman Empire. This ended the position of Christians as a small, persecuted group ...high period of the Roman ("Byzantine") Empire in the East. The first non-Roman area to adopt the system was Ireland, which developed a unique form closely
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• Divine Liturgy
  ...ies are used, the [[Liturgy of St. Gregory the Great]], derived from the [[Roman Catholic]] Tridentine Mass, and the [[Liturgy of St. Tikhon of Moscow]], ba *[[Emmanuel Hatzikidis|Hatzidakis, Fr. Emmanuel]]. ''The Heavenly Banquet: Understanding the Divine Liturgy'' (2n
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• Roman Catholic Church
  ...the scope of papal authority. Consequent to papal authority, however, the Roman Catholic Church has made pronouncements of [[doctrine]] since the Great Sch ...urch vis a vis the Orthodox Church, rather than a comprehensive article on Roman Catholicism in general.
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• Theotokos
  ::As for [[Original Sin|original sin]] and the [[Roman Catholic]] doctrine of the [[Immaculate Conception]], the Orthodox Church h ...faith/articles/article9174.asp The Ever-Virginity of the Mother of God] by Fr. John Hainsworth ([[GOARCH]])</ref><ref>[http://www.religion-cults.com/mary
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• Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate
  ...verbeck [''sic'', referencing [[Joseph Julian Overbeck]]], who revised the Roman rite to conform to Orthodox standards, a fairly simple operation at that ti ...nited States, engaged in negotiations to receive a [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] movement in Mexico in the 1920s. Neither of these projects resu
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• Ephrem the Syrian
  ...with his Persian counterpart, Nerses in 298 that transferred Nisibis into Roman hands. The savage persecution and [[martyr]]dom of Christians under Dioclet ...ng on this opportunity, Shapur II of Persia began a series of attacks into Roman North Mesopotamia. Nisibis was besieged in 338, 346 and 350. During the fir
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• Homosexuality
  ...vity, just as the other sexual sins mentioned beforehand. They are all, as Fr. Harakas notes, ''passions'', which even though we are created in the image ...urch alone. The aim of this legislation is ''acceptance'' of the behavior. Fr. George Morelli, speaking at an [[Orthodox Christian Association of Medicin
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• Marriage
  ...Christian and a Christian of a non-Orthodox but Trinitarian church (e.g., Roman Catholic, Lutheran, etc.) but the wedding must take place in the Orthodox c ..._16180_1.html Raising Children With Christ, Compassion, and Commitment] by Fr. [[Peter Gillquist|Peter E. Gillquist]] (''Again Magazine'' and ''Beliefnet
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• Immaculate Conception
  The '''Immaculate Conception''' is a [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] [[dogma]] which asserts that [[Theotokos|Mary, the mother of Jes ...sp?ID=4 St. Augustine & Original Sin] - a typical Orthodox perspective, by Fr. John Matusiak
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• Augustine of Hippo
  ...y Souk Ahras, Algeria) to a Christian mother and a pagan father, raised in Roman north Africa, educated in Carthage, and employed as a professor of rhetoric [[Image:Augustine-Rose.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Book by Fr. [[Seraphim Rose]]]]
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• Bishop
  The equivalent title in the Roman Catholic Church is "Vicar Apostolic." [[fr:Évêque]]
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• Eucharist
  ...od (not merely a sign) is present after the [[consecration]] of the Gifts. Roman Catholics and some protestants also hold this view. ...devotion before the reserved sacrament, nor is there any equivalent to the Roman Catholic functions of Exposition and Benediction. The [[priest]] blesses th
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• Paschalion
  The Alexandrian and Roman methods of determining the date of Pascha were based on three principles: ( ...o St. Ambrose, most probably dating from the year 386 when Alexandrian and Roman dates for Pascha did not match, and St. Ambrose chose to follow the Alexand
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• Primacy and Unity in Orthodox Ecclesiology
  ==Primacy in Orthodox-Roman Catholic Dialogue== ...ara 43). What is interesting here however is the apparent readiness of the Roman Catholic participants to consider the possibility of interpreting the decis
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• Ordination of Women
  ...ne decision... there is this difference.'' &mdash;([[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]]) Archbishop John Paul Foley, President of the Pontifical Council ...f Concerning Women's Ordination: A Letter to an Episcopal Friend] (PDF) by Fr. [[Alexander Schmemann]], previously published in the ''St. Vladimir's Theo
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• Timeline of Church History
  *248 [[Origen]] writes ''Against Celsus'' that the [[Pax Romana|Roman Empire was ordained by God]]. *284 [[Diocletian]] becomes Roman emperor, persecutes Church and martyrs an estimated one million Christians;
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• Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Jerusalem)
  ..., the [[Church of Armenia|Armenian Apostolic]] and [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] Churches. These remain the primary custodians of the church. I ...nus'''' (Greek) is dedicated to Longinus the Centurion ([[October 16]]), a Roman soldier who served in Judea under the command of the governor, and headed t
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• Church of Armenia
  ...h the [[Armenian Catholic Church]], which is in [[Uniate|union]] with the Roman Catholic Church. They also typically do not use a full [[iconostasis]], bu ...also is one of the churches (together with the [[Orthodox Church]], the [[Roman Catholic Church]], the [[Church of Alexandria (Coptic)|Copts]], [[Church of
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• Chrismation
  Unlike in the Western churches (e.g., [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] and [[Anglican Communion|Anglican]]), where confirmation is typi Fr. Philip Gialopsos explains the further development of the Sacrament:
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• Symeon the Stylite
  ...lder, Hermit] from the site of Saint Patrick's Church in Washington, DC ([[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]]) [[fr:Syméon le Stylite]]
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• Stephanos (Charalambides) of Tallinn
  ...as being lector at St. Sergius Institute and professor of patrology at the Roman Catholic seminary in Nice.
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• Evangelicalism
  ...frequently either viewed as a corrupt church like [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholicism]] or unknown altogether. Although in many of their beliefs, su * Fr. [[Peter Gillquist]]. ''Becoming Orthodox: A Journey to the Ancient Christi
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• Icon corner
  ...xc_home.aspx#corner Marriage and the Christian Home: The Icon Corner] - by Fr. Michael B. Henning ...on Corner: A "How To"] - A Ukrainian Orthodox perspective by Dr. Alexander Roman
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• Gallican Rite
  ...laced by the Roman rite beginning in the eighth century, but modifying the Roman rite in the process. ...e Toledan and Milanese liturgies were modified by the Roman, accepting the Roman [[canon]] at fairly recent times in their development. Following the Secon
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• Psalter
  ...y Psalter of Prophet and King David], arranged and edited by Archimandrite Roman Braga, and published by HDM Press, Rives Junction, MI, 2012. *''The Psalter According to the Seventy'' (Greek-English), translated by Fr. Peter Chamberas, Holy Cross Press, Brookline, MA, 2019.
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• Orthodox Church of France
  ...brugghe]] (1899-1980), who favorably viewed the restoration of the ancient Roman rite cleansed of medieval accretions and supplemented by Gallican and Byzan Fr Evgraph worked for several years on restoring the ancient rite of the Gauls
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• Aftimios Ofiesh
  ...ute regarding the transfer of its priest, Fr. Constantine Abou-Adal. When Fr. Constantine left St. Mary's in November of 1932, the parish was without a *[http://www.romanorthodox.com/ Roman Orthodox Church] (ROC), "Roman Orthodox Benedictine Congregation" (ROBC)
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• Theosis
  ...' came to be neglected in the Western Church, it was clearly taught in the Roman Catholic tradition as late as the 13th century by Thomas Aquinas, who taugh * [http://theosis.riewe.com Theosis - Achieving Your Potential In Christ] by Fr. [[Anthony M. Coniaris]]
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• Ecumenism
  ...|Uniatism]] signed by representatives of the [[Orthodox Church]] and the [[Roman Catholic Church]] in 1993. ...tended to represent a broader coalition of Christian communions, including Roman Catholics and Evangelicals (who do not participate as full members in eithe
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• Iakovos (Coucouzis) of America
  *Established dialogues with Roman Catholics, Protestants, and Jews ...s churches for the bodies, minds and souls of its parishoners." (quoted by Fr. Milton Efthimiou [http://www.goarch.org/en/ourfaith/articles/article7074.a
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• Mark (Maymon) of Philadelphia
  ...from 1991 to 1993 before moving to New Kensington, Pennsylvania, to assist Fr [[John (Abdalah) of Worcester|John Abdalah]], at the same time working as a ...St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, replacing Fr John Estephan on his retirement in December 2002.
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• John Paul II
  ...l 2]], 2005, [[w:Vatican City|Vatican City]]) reigned as [[Pope]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic Church]] and Sovereign of the State of the Vatican ...e, [[Benedict XVI]]), Primate of Italy, Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Roman Province, Sovereign of the City State of the Vatican, Servant of the Servan
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• Theodore the Studite
  ...then14.html?term=Theodore+of+Studium St. Theodore of Studium] from the ''[[Roman Catholic|Catholic]] Encyclopedia'' at the Christian Classics Ethereal Libra [[fr:Théodore Studite]]
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• Church of Serbia
  ...n Christian Churches: The Orthodox Church of Serbia] by Ronald Roberson, a Roman Catholic priest and scholar [[fr:Église de Serbie]]
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• Laurus (Škurla) of New York
  ...ea of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire that was strongly influenced by [[Roman Catholic]]s. ...the [[diaconate]] in 1949. In 1954, he was ordained to the [[priest]]hood. Fr. Laurus was elevated to [[hegumen]] in 1959. In 1966, he was further honore
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• American Orthodox Catholic Church
  Fr. Serafim Surrency's book, ''The Quest for Orthodox Church Unity in America' ...ned about the loss of Orthodox young people to the [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] and [[Episcopal Church U.S.A.|Episcopal]] churches in the US&mda
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• Timeline of Orthodoxy in America
  *1824 Fr. [[Innocent of Alaska|John Veniaminov]] comes to Unalaska, Alaska. *1834 Fr. [[Innocent of Alaska|John Veniaminov]] moves to Sitka, Alaska; liturgy and
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• Job (disambiguation)
  ...yava Skete|Manyava Skete]], Monk († 1621), [[June 24]]<ref>Dr. Alexander Roman. ''[http://www.ukrainian-orthodoxy.org/calendar/june/default.html June].'' * Job (Kundria) of Ugolka († 1985)<ref>Very Rev. Fr. Dr. Edward Pehanich. ''[http://acrod.org/readingroom/saints/st-job A New S
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• Baptism
  ...for baptism in the Orthodox Church as it is in the [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] and in some Protestant churches, except in cases of necessity, w ...vant of Christ be baptized..." or "This person is baptized by my hands..." Roman Catholics use the form "I baptize you..." However, neither church repeats
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• Anthony (Bashir) of New York
  ...e original basis of the [[Western Rite Vicariate]]. Metr. Antony appointed Fr. Alexander Turner the first Vicar General of the AWRV. ..._bashir.htm The Life of the Thrice Blessed Metropolitan Antony Bashir], by Fr. Constantine Nasr
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• Kallistos (Ware) of Diokleia
  * “Response to the Presentation by His Grace Bishop Basil (Losten): ‘The Roman Primacy and the Church of Kiev,’ ” ''Logos'', 34.1-2 (1993), 107-16. * “Response to Fr Andriy Chirovsky: ‘Towards an Ecclesial Self-Identity for the Ukrainian G
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• Cyril of Alexandria
  ...at the time Alexandria was at its height in influence and power within the Roman Empire. Cyril wrote extensively and was a leading protagonist in the [[Chri [[fr:Cyrille d'Alexandrie]]
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• Church of Alexandria (Coptic)
  ...en the church was founded by [[Apostle Mark|Mark]] during the reign of the Roman emperor Nero, a great multitude of native Egyptians (as opposed to Greeks o ...ned in [[full communion|communion]] with the other leading churches of the Roman Empire. The non-Chalcedonian party became what is today called the [[Orient
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• Holy Spirit
  In common Western Christianity (i.e. Roman Catholicism and subsequent Protestant beliefs) the power of God is consider [[fr:Saint Esprit]]
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• Shenouda III (Gayyid) of Alexandria
  ...yril_VI_%28Atta%29_of_Alexandria|His Holiness Pope Kyrillos VI]] appointed Fr. Antonyos as his personal secretary. On [[September 30]], 1962, Pope Kyrillos VI ordained Fr. Antonyos as Bishop Shenouda, the first bishop for Christian Education. He
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• Stylianos (Harkianakis) of Australia
  ...vely Roman Catholic idea, entirely alien to the Orthodox Church. However, Fr Stylianos wrote his thesis on the concept that the Orthodox Church did poss In 1965, whilst still completing his postgraduate studies, Fr Stylianos was declared professor of theology at Athens University; soon aft
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• Sava (Raevsky) of Sydney
  ...Raevsky's moved to Salzburg, Austria, fleeing the advancing Soviet Army. Fr Theodore worked in a local factory, celebrating Liturgy in private houses t ...rg. With the American occupation, services were permitted at St Michael's Roman Catholic Church in the centre of the old city.
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• Church of Albania
  ...munities both in America and Europe. This was [[Theophan (Noli) of Durres |Fr. Theophan (Fan) Noli]] in 1908. He was also part of the nationalist movemen ...fter World War I when the League of Nations granted membership to Albania. Fr. Noli was also in the political forefront as this new nation was formed. No
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• Alexander Schmorell
  ...learned very much German. Elisabeth Schmorell was [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]], as were Alexander's siblings, but in large part due to Feodosiy ...confession until just before his execution, at which point he was baptized Roman Catholic, like his wife and her family, Alexander became godfather to Chris
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• Akathist
  ...s name, the 6th century Akathist to the [[Theotokos]], attributed to St. [[Roman the Melodist]] (though this attribution is hotly debated). This hymn is of *'''Holy Virgin Theotokos''' (by St. Roman the Melodist)
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• Apostle Parmenas
  ...nia, in the year 98 AD, during the persecution of the Christians under the Roman Emperor Trajan. The Church commemorates Apostle Parmenas on [[January 4]] w [[fr:Apôtre Parménas]]
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• Prayer rope
  ...odox), the prayer rope is unknown in many parts of the world. Even among [[Roman Catholic]]s it is often mistaken for a [[rosary]]. Out of ignorance some ev ...dox Prayer Rope and its Importance to our Spiritual Life] by Dr. Alexander Roman ([[Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the USA|Ukrainian]])
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• Vladimir (Sokolovsky-Avtonomov) of the Aleutians
  ...ollowing [[October 1]], and then to the priesthood on [[October 3]], 1878. Fr. Vladimir led a highly ascetical life, maintaining a strict and sparse vege ...n|Nicholas Kasatkin]], the future St. Nicholas, Enlightener of Japan. With Fr. Vladimir's proficiency in languages he was assigned as dean of the Russian
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• Schism
  ...e the Eastern Orthodox Communion also claims that title and holds that the Roman Catholic Communion is schismatic and heretical; meanwhile, the Protestant m ...ny Christians to be as serious or more serious than [[heresy]]. Within the Roman Catholic Church schism is still an act that incurs automatic [[excommunicat
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• Gregory the Theologian
  ...St. Gregory saw what an unsettled mind he had, and said, "What an evil the Roman State is nourishing" (Orat. V, 24, PG 35:693). [[fr:Grégoire le Théologien]]
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• Missionary
  ...ion campaign had made the Greek tongue a universal language throughout the Roman Empire, extending even into the Far East. Third, due to the Jewish Diaspora The Christian faith took root in all corners of the Roman Empire, including Spain, France (Saints [[Irenaeus of Lyons]] and [[Martin
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• Islam
  ...ury, most traditionally Orthodox lands were controlled either by Muslim or Roman Catholic rulers, with the exception of northeastern Russia (the Grand Princ * [[Roman Silantyev]]
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• Eastern Catholic Churches
  ...gical traditions of the East, while being in [[full communion]] with the [[Roman Catholic Church]] and placing themselves under the authority of the [[Pope| ...ic Communion as they were either entirely received into communion with the Roman See or never left that communion.
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• Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia
  ...urch of Serbia]] thus consented to [[consecration of a bishop|consecrate]] Fr. Matthias as a bishop of the Orthodox Church with the name [[Gorazd (Pavlik ...n Czech and Slovak Republics], a scholarly text by Ronald Roberson, CSP, a Roman Catholic priest and Eastern Christianity scholar
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• Antiochian Village
  ...and energy of Theodore Mackoul, the V. Rev. John Badeen, Thomas Hier, John Roman, Elsie Kaleel, Albert Joseph, Fred Simon, William Salem, Richard Tony, Mich ...ference and Retreat Center was built in 1985 and doubled in size in 1990. Fr. John Namie was the first camp director from 1979 to 1988. Under his direc
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• Gorazd (Pavlik) of Prague
  ...ia, the Church of Serbia agreed to [[Consecration of a bishop|consecrate]] Fr. Pavlik to the [[episcopate]] for his homeland. On [[September 24]], 1921, ...thodox Church and before he left for the consecration to the episcopate of Fr. John (Gardner) in Berlin he asked that the resistance fighters move elsewh
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• Maxim Sandovich
  ...dox faith as [[priest]] under the rule of the [[Unia]], as enforced by the Roman Catholic Austrian imperial government, was arrested and then executed for h ...acher by the name of Leos, in 1912. Immediately the Austrian gendarmes put Fr. Maxim in chains and sent him to prison in Lvov. There he was held for two
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• Exorcism
  ...eligious belonging, including [[clergy]]men of the [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] and Protestant Churches. Assuming the role of an exorcist is a s ===Roman Catholic===
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• Photius the Great
  ...Photius, Patriarch of Constantinople] New Catholic Encyclopedia article by Fr. [[Francis Dvornik]] ...wadvent.org/cathen/12043b.htm Photius of Constantinople] from the online [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] Encyclopedia
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• List of American Orthodox saints
  * Archimandrite [[Roman (Braga)]] of Holy Transfiguration Monastery ...ag/canonization/ Orthodox History: St. Anatole Kamenshii: A Guest Post by Fr, Andrew Morbey]
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• American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese
  ...thodoxy by Carpatho-Russians in America, under the spiritual leadership of Fr. (later [[Metropolitan]]) [[Orestes (Chornock) of Agathoniketa|Orestes Chor *Canadian - Rev. Fr. Maxym Lysack
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• Monastery of the Dormition of the Mother of God (Rives Junction, Michigan)
  *''[[Synaxarion]] Of The Lenten Triodion and Pentecostarion'', ed. by Fr. David Kidd and Mother Gabriella Ursache (paperback and hardback) *''On the Way of Faith'' by Fr. Roman Braga
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• Gabriel (de Vylder) of Komana
  ...he Netherlands which led him to refuse ordination to minor orders in the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. In January 1974, he was received into the communion of t In January 2001, the [[Holy Synod]] of the Ecumenical Patriarchate elected Fr. Guido [[auxiliary bishop]] of the Exarchate of Orthodox Parishes of Russia
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• Nathaniel (Popp) of Detroit
  ...rthodoxy. Through the parish priest of St. Mary parish in Cleveland, Ohio, Fr. Popp was introduced to Archbishop [[Valerian (Trifa) of Detroit|Valerian ( ...l Electoral Congress of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America called Fr. Nathaniel to the episcopate as an [[auxiliary bishop]] to Abp. Valerian.
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• Church of Poland
  ...were brought under the spiritual leadership of the [[Bishop]] of Rome (the Roman Catholic [[pope]]) as Greek Catholics ([[Unia]]tes). They were, however, al [[fr:Église de Pologne]]
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• Church of Cyprus
  ...e autocephaly of the Church of Cyprus was confirmed later that year by the Roman Emperor [[Zeno (emperor)|Zeno]] who granted its Archbishop "three privilege ...s: Orthodox Church of Cyprus], a scholarly text by Ronald Roberson, CSP, a Roman Catholic priest and Eastern Christianity scholar
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• Justin Martyr
  ...dle of the second century, amongst them two ''Apologies'' addressed to the Roman emperors, defending and explaining Christianity as the true philosophy. The ...gh his father, Priscos, and grandfather, Baccheios, may have been Greek or Roman. As a child he was raised a [[pagan]] in a family of means and studied phil
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• Church of India
  ...urch, in India, against the misguided, if understandable, ambitions of the Roman Catholic and Anglican Protestant Churches, opened a long and tortuous chapt ! colspan="2"| '''[[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic Communion]]'''
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• John (Zizioulas) of Pergamon
  Metropolitan John's influence is widely felt, both among Protestant and Roman Catholic theologians, as well as within the Orthodox Church. Some have sugg ...alia]] as president of the Commission of Orthodox in the Dialogue with the Roman Catholic Church. Metropolitan John is also well-known for his work on the e
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• Macarius the Great
  ...nastery]] at Scetis on [[August 25]] ([[Coptic Calendar|Mesra 19]]). The [[Roman Catholic]] Church celebrates it on [[January 15]]. * ''Coptic Monasticism in the Time of St. Macarius'' - by Fr. [[Matta El-Meskeen|Matta el-Meskeen]], Abbot of St. Macarius the Great Mon
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• Church of Georgia
  As part of the late Roman (Byzantine) Empire Georgian Christianity was heavily influenced by its form [[fr:Église de Géorgie]]
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• Church of Greece
  ...repared the way for Christianity to become the state religion of the later Roman and Byzantine empires. The geographical area we know today as Greece consti ...s of the Byzantine Empire "Greeks." The designations "Greek Orthodox" and "Roman Catholic" were unknown in the early and medieval Church, and they took on t
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• Church of Bulgaria
  ...Christian Churches: The Orthodox Church of Bulgaria] by Ronald Roberson, a Roman Catholic priest and scholar [[fr:Église de Bulgarie]]
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• Book of Revelation
  ...ing the author and his audience in a time of intense persecution under the Roman Emperor Domitian. Other scholars alternatively suggest the Neronian persecu ''The Soul after Death'' by Fr. [[Seraphim Rose]] is an excellent reference for this.
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• Martin the Confessor
  ...sor]]''', [[Pope]] of Rome, was a valiant defender of the [[Church of Rome|Roman Church]] who suffered greatly in order to preserve the divinity of [[Christ ...doctrine and joined the [[clergy]] of the Church of Rome. As a [[priest]] Fr. Martin represented the [[See]] of Rome in Constantinople. After the death
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• Church of Estonia (Ecumenical Patriarchate)
  ...ndexView=toc The Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church] by Ronald Roberson, a Roman Catholic priest and scholar [[fr:Église d'Estonie (Patriarcat œcuménique)]]
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• Stephen (Dzubay) of Pittsburgh
  ...ng the Uniate Uzhgorod Theological Seminary. After his graduation in 1880, Fr. Alexander married Andrea Chuchka, the daughter of a priest. ...was assigned as the second priest of Trinity Church in Uzhgorod. In 1887, Fr. Alexander accompanied the Metropolitan of Sembratov visited Rome for a pap
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• Worship
  ...ra). Genuflection, or the bending of the right knee, is practiced in the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. ...ere there are pews in the building or when the building was purchased from Roman Catholic or liturgical Protestant churches.
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• Church of Antioch (Syriac)
  ...after the Council two lines of patriarchs arose, one supported by the East Roman Empire that favored Chalcedon and another persecuted by the East Romans tha ...lled Christians. Antioch was one of the great cities of the East under the Roman Empire and played a central role in the life of the Church in Cilicia, Syri
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• Malankara Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church
  ...es. By the beginning of the 4th century, with the conversion of the then Roman Emperor 'Constantine', Christianity becomes the official religion of the Em ...he Eastern Dioceses (parts of Persian Empire) beyond the boundaries of the Roman Empire. The second universal Holy Synod held at Constantinople in AD 381 (
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• Peter Gillquist
  ...orth America]] in 1987 after first investigating the Episcopal Church, the Roman Catholic Church, the Greek Archdiocese, and the Orthodox Church in America ...llsaintsbloomington.org/our-pastor/fr-peter-seniors-health/ Memory Eternal Fr. Peter E.]</ref>
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• Sophrony (Sakharov)
  ...St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute]] in Paris. He was lectured by Fr [[Sergius Bulgakov]] and [[Nikolai Berdyaev|Nicholas Berdyaev]], but while ...d, but his life exuded theology. This is what taught Fr Sophrony, and what Fr Sophrony would later systematize.
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• Prophecy of St. Nilus
  ...e introduced only in the 6th century by Dionysius Exiguus ("the Short"), a Roman [[monk]]. In the 4th century, dating was still calculated from the [[Creat ...outhern-orthodoxy.blogspot.com/2005/01/spooky-doxy.html "Spooky-doxy"], by Fr. Joseph Huneycutt, listing many links and uses of the ''Prophecy''
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• Adam and Eve
  ...blical studies of Adam and Eve among many Protestants and Roman Catholics. Fr. John Romanides’ late twentieth-century study “Ancestral Sin” also co
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• Seraphim (Tikas) of Athens
  Fr. Seraphim was active in the Greek resistance to Nazi occupation, fighting w Fr. Seraphim, in 1949, was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] a [[bishop
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• Justin Popovich
  ...rovic|Nikolai Velimirović]], Ph.D., the single most influential person in Fr. Justin's life. ...al criticism of the Western humanism, rationalism, [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman-Catholicism]], and anthropocentrism" was this in the paper, or the backgrou
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• Indiction
  ...used in the late third century to date agricultural and land tax cycles in Roman Egypt. By the late fifth century the indiction became widely used throughou In the third century in the Roman Empire an epoch measurement became popular called the Indiction. When indic
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• Lord's Day
  ...y applied the names of the Teutonic deities to the days of the week. These Roman and Teutonic names have continued to be used today except that in some lang *[https://www.oca.org/questions/teaching/sabbath Q & A About Orthodoxy] by Fr. John Matusiak ([[OCA]])
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• Cuthbert of Lindisfarne
  ...left for Ireland, Cuthbert seemed to have accepted the introduction of the Roman practices and remained. Cuthbert, then, followed his [[abbot]], St. Eata, f [[fr:Cuthbert de Lindisfarne]]
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• Karakalou Monastery (Athos)
  founded=Eleventh Century by Fr Karakalas| ...the eleventh century, the [[monastery]] received its name after either the Roman emperor Karakala or the [[monk]], Karakalas, who was said to be its founder
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• Third Rome
  ...n Roman Emperor, and Ivan could claim to be the heir of the fallen Eastern Roman Empire. Since Roman princesses had married Tsars of Moscow, and, since Russia had become, with
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• Divine Liturgy according to St. Germanus of Paris
  In 2010, the Gallican Rite priest and author Fr Allyne Smith was received into the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Rus ...ored in the twentieth century by the Orthodox Church of France. Unlike the Roman and Milanese rites, the Gallican does not have a fixed anaphora, but instea
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• Archangel Gabriel
  ...um.com/SAINTS/saintg03.htm Gabriel the Archangel] ([[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]]) [[fr:Gabriel (Archange)]]
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• Edict of Milan
  ...stantine the Great|Constantine]] which made all religions legal within the Roman Empire, though it was especially intended to legalize Christianity. [[fr:Édit de Milan]]
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• Ian Nield
  ...ersight of the Roman Catholic [[chaplain]]s on campus, Fr. Gerald Quin and Fr. Graham Alexander. It was at university he met his future wife Joanne, to w
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• Aer
  ...does the priest wave the aer over the Sacred Gifts during the Liturgy?] by Fr. Michael Monos, ''voithou'' of Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Akron, *[http://newadvent.org/cathen/01174a.htm Aër] from the ''[[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] Encyclopedia''
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• Spyridon (Papageorge) of Chaldea
  ...-Orthodox Commission for the Theological Dialogue between the Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches. On [[November 5]], 1985, Fr. Spyridon was elected the [[Titular bishop|titular Bishop]] of Apameia by t
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• Orestes (Chornock) of Agathonikeia
  In the United States, Fr. Orestes was installed as [[pastor]] of St. John the Baptist Carpatho-Russi ...their voices in protest of the unjust treatment their faith was receiving. Fr. Orestes, in addition to Frs. Stephen Varzaly, Peter Molchany, Ireney Dolhy
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• Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the USA
  Another meeting took place in New York City two years later, at which Fr. [[Joseph (Zuk) of New Jersey|Joseph (Zuk)]] was nominated to become their ...ion and as might be expected the results were disastrous (an exception was Fr. [[Dmitri (Royster) of Dallas|Dmitry Royster]] who later transferred his al
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• Demetrios Constantelos
  Fr. '''Demetrios J. Constantelos''' is a retired [[priest]] of the [[Greek Ort ...ox Theological Society of America, the Anglican-Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox-Roman Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox and Evangelical Lutheran Theological Consult
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• Lev Gillet
  Disappointed by the attitude of the [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic Church]] towards [[What is Orthodoxy|Orthodoxy]], ...act, but which can sing of the joy of [[Pascha]] like no other.'' -- from Fr Lev's 1937 funeral homily for Archimandrite [[Irénée (Winnaert)|Irénée
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• George the Trophy-bearer
  ...victorious Great-[[martyr]] and Trophy-bearer '''George''' was a Christian Roman soldier killed under [[Diocletian]] at the beginning of the fourth century. ...n stationed in [[Nicomedia]] as a member of the personal guard attached to Roman Emperor [[Diocletian]] (reign 284–305).
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• Mormonism
  ...[heretic|heretical]]"--instead of "[[heterodox]]," as is the case with the Roman Catholic and most major Protestant faiths--stems primarily from their spuri ...ons began to stop using the cross as a way to separate themselves from the Roman Catholic Church. <ref>https://www.deseretnews.com/article/705328913/Mormons
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• Cathedral of the Holy New-Martyrs and Confessors of Russia (Munich, Bavaria)
  ...ly known as the White Rose. (In 2012, he would be glorified as a saint). Fr. Alexander was the priest allowed to hear his last confession and give him ...ishes that he thought would be interested to come. One of the icons that Fr. Marsh arranged to have come to the church was the [[Panagia Portaitissa|Iv
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• Purgatory
  '''Purgatory''' is, in the teaching of the [[Roman Catholic Church]], the state of those who die in God's friendship, assured ...ce]] in 1439 AD, [[Mark of Ephesus|Saint Mark of Ephesus]] objected to the Roman Catholic doctrine of purgatory, particularly the notion of it being a "thir
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• Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain
  The Orthodox theological professor Fr. [[Stanley S. Harakas|Stanley Harakas]], in his preface to the 1989 English ...re products of the Athonite monks who published them, rather than works by Roman Catholics.
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• Benedict XVI
  ...n '''Joseph Alois Ratzinger''', is the 265th and current [[Pope]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church]], and by virtue of that office, [[w:Sovereign|Sovereign]] ...successor to the apostle Peter who first held the office. The role of the Roman Catholic papacy remains a source of controversy, not only for Protestant de
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• St. John the Baptist Cathedral (Mayfield, Pennsylvania)
  ...hful of St. John's adopt a new charter and sign their property over to the Roman Catholic Church. The parishioners vehemently resisted these pressures and b In 1902, Fr. John Olshevsky petitioned [[Archbishop]] Tikhon (now St. [[Tikhon of Mosco
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• Old Church Slavonic
  ...the Study of Early Slavic Books, Texts and Literatures'', pg. 70</ref><ref>Roman Jakobson, P Weinrich. ''Slavic languages: Distribution of Slavic languages * Zographos Fragments (Zogr. Fr.), 2 folios
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• Original sin
  ...the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Western Churches. In contrast, modern Roman Catholic theologians would claim that the basic anthropology is actually al ...cted by the Orthodox Church. However, contemporary [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic teaching]] is best explicated in the ''Catechism of the Catholic C
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• Ukrainian Orthodox Church
  * Archbishop Roman of Konotop and Hlukhiv [[fr:Église d'Ukraine (Patriarcat de Moscou)]]
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• Orthodoxy in Indonesia
  ...similar to Roman Catholicism, and decided to convert the people there into Roman Catholics. There are no known records of the remains of this church. ...therlands. The small subset of Christians consider themselves to be mostly Roman Catholic and Calvinists, a testament of their colonial overlord's influence
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• Nicholas Bjerring
  ...s. He later [[apostasy|apostatized]] from Orthodoxy and returned to being Roman Catholic. ...d, but he never actually taught at that seminary. He married while still a Roman Catholic and was the father of three children when he was received into the
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• Baptism of Rus'
  ...baptism of the Russians’ signified their integration into the [Byzantine Roman] empire itself."
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• Sex
  ...t ''the essence'' of Christian marriage."<ref>''Preserve Them, O Lord'' by Fr. John Mack. Ben Lomond, California, Conciliar Press: 1996. p. 116.</ref> ...intment" (''12th Homily on Colossians'').<ref>''Preserve Them, O Lord'' by Fr. John Mack. Ben Lomond, California, Conciliar Press: 1996. p. 119.</ref>
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• Varnava (Rosic) of Serbia
  ...[[deacon]] on [[May 6]], and [[presbyter]] on [[June 6]] of the same year. Fr. Varnava returned to Contantinople and was appointed [[chaplain]] in the Se ...oslavia (Acording to 1931 census 48,7 % of population were Orthodox, 38 % Roman Catholic). The Holy Synod strongly opposed this treaty and announced that t
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• Athenagoras (Kokkinakis) of Thyateira and Great Britain
  In 1950 Fr. Athenagoras was elected [[bishop]] of Eleia. His consecration took place *''Christian Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism'', Greek Archdiocese of North and South America, 1952
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• Djordje Bogic
  ...finished killing him. The person guilty of these martyr afflictions was a Roman Catholic priest from Našice, Sidonije Solc. One of the witnesses said: "He
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• Nikodim (Milas) of Dalmatia
  Fr. Nikodim corresponded with the greatest canonists of the Orthodox and Roman Catholic church at the time. He was fluent in German, Italian, Russian, Gre ...logical studies. In the same year he published another significant book, ''Roman Catholic Propaganda, it's foundation and rules today''.
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• St. Peter and St. Paul Orthodox Church (Burr Ridge, Illinois)
  ...ho-Russians formerly belonging to St. Mary's Greek Catholic Church under [[Roman Catholic Church|papal jurisdiction]]. The desire to control parish property ...910310193_1_prayer-book-russian-heritage-piano Chicago Tribune obituary of Fr. Nicholas Semkoff]
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• Orthodoxy in the Philippines
  ...ony. Until the Philippine Revolution of 1896, it was illegal for any non-[[Roman Catholic]] church to establish itself in the Philippines. The Archbishop of ...nted Father Mikhail Yerokhin as vicar. The Episcopal Church then permitted Fr. Mikhail to use the north transept of their cathedral for worship. In 1937,
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• Chad of Lichfield
  ...de, Hist. Eccl. IV, 2) '' and completed the rite according to the Orthodox Roman [[Rubricon]]. St. Wilfrid remained as bishop of York and St. Chad returned ...n occurred on the plains of Lichfield, deep within the Mercian lands. The Roman emperor [[Diocletian]] had exterminated 1000 martyrs on the plains of Lichf
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• Rosary
  ...originally an Orthodox form of [[prayer]] that was later adopted by the [[Roman Catholic]]s. It has since fallen out of common practice in the Church. ...3) used it to pray to the Virgin [[Theotokos]]. In the thirteenth century, Roman Catholics started using in the West following its discovery by Dominic de G
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• Inter-Orthodox Consultation on the Draft Constitutional Treaty of the European Union
  ...ween the [[Church of Russia|Russian Orthodox]] and [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] Churches confronting [[w:Secular humanism|Secular Humanism]], Bi ...ge, by means of which the principles and values of the biblical and Graeco-Roman tradition were perpetuated, which, with subsequent cultural elements consti
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• John Anthony McGuckin
  ...stics]] and Byzantine Theology at the University of Leeds, he was raised [[Roman Catholic]] and at 19 became a member of the Passionist religious order. In ...ion to its History, Doctrine, and Spiritual Culture'' (published in 2008). Fr. John's scholarly activities have included serving as manuscript assessor (
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• Alexis (Kabaliuk) of Carpathia
  [[Image:Alexei (Kabaliuk) of Carpathia1.jpg|right|thumb|Fr. Alexei Kabaliuk, Apostle of Carpatho-Russia.]] [[Image:Alexei (Kabaliuk) of Carpathia2.jpg|right|thumb|Icon of Fr. Alexei.]]
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• Byzantine Rite
  ...e]] and it is now the second most-used rite in [[Christendom]] after the [[Roman Rite]]. ...red mysteries]] ([[sacrament]]s) and the numerous [[prayer]]s, [[Blessing (Roman Catholic Church)|blessing]]s and [[exorcism]]s developed by the [[Ecumenica
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• Phanourios
  # The saint is standing in front of a Roman magistrate and defending his Christian faith. # Next, the saint is standing in front of the Roman magistrate again defending his position. The expression on the face of the
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• Alexios the Man of God
  ...>[http://home.iprimus.com.au/xenos/alexios.html St Alexios, Man of God] by Fr George Poulos, from ''Orthodox Saints'', v. 2, Holy Cross Orthodox Press ([ *[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01307b.htm St. Alexius] (''[[Roman Catholic|Catholic]] Encyclopedia'')
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• Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
  ...Marcian]]'s [[Council of Chalcedon]] in 451, thus separating them from the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox, who themselves separated from one another la ...hurch of Rome|Vatican]]; but the initiative in the [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] missions to Ethiopia was taken, not by Rome, but by Portugal, as
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• Timeline of Orthodoxy in Greece
  ...''Lexicon of the neοmartyrs.'' Athens: no publisher is given.</ref><ref>{{fr icon}} [[w:François Pouqueville|Pouqueville]]. (1824). ''Histoire de la re [[Image:Tetrarchy map3.jpg|thumb|right|float|250px|Map of the Roman Empire showing the Dioceses created by Diocletian, ca. 293 AD., and the fou
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• Job of Pochaev
  ...as well as excerpts of writings from the [[Holy Fathers]]. In his writings Fr. Job also defended Orthodoxy against the Protestant [[Heresy|heresies]] pre ...r rights, and were subject to intense pressures to convert to Catholicism. Fr. Job led the efforts to counteract these pressures using the monastery prin
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• Apologetics
  ...ecumenical or universal councils, usually called and presided over by the Roman emperor. There were seven councils that were representative of the whole Ch ...th/articles/article9576.asp The Da Vinci Code:Decoding the Agenda] by Rev. Fr. Theodore Stylianopoulos, Th.D. ([[GOARCH]])
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• Timeline of Saints
  *[[Anastasia the Roman]], died under Emperor Decius, [[October 29]]. ** Roman soldier Romanus baptised by Martyr [[Lawrence of Rome|Laurence]], and immed
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• Russian Chant
  ...use in the Russian church via Lvov and Kiev due to the influence of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] from Poland, and polyphony "suddenly burst into Russian l ...cles.russiansacredmusic.htm An Outline History of Russian Sacred Music] by Fr. [[Ivan Moody]]
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• Differences in Mindset among Western Rite Orthodox
  ...in popular literature about the history of Orthodoxy from writers such as Fr [[John Meyendorff]] and [[Francis Dvornik]]). ...by a number of Orthodox writers on the West, including [[John S. Romanides|Fr. John Romanides]] and Vladimir Moss, which predisposes that heretics physic
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• Luke (Voino-Yasenetsky) of Simferopol and Crimea
  Eventually Fr. Valentine was arrested and put on trial, falsely accused of giving inappro ...nly the charges were never proven but since the Party had to be infallible Fr. Valentine was convicted to sixteen years imprisonment.
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• Peter of Alexandria
  Three years later, in 303, the persecutions of Roman Emperor Diocletian began. With the rise of the persecutions, Peter establis ...eld. To avoid a riot, with its resulting bloodshed, Peter suggested to the Roman authorities that they secrete him through the back of the prison so he migh
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• Timeline of Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic relations
  This '''timeline of Orthodox Christian and [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] relations''' chronicles major dates which concern the relationsh *135 First recorded use of title Pope by a Roman bishop (Hyginus).
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• Alexander of Alexandria
  ...with major issues that confronted the Church as it gained its freedom from Roman persecutions, including the rise of [[Arianism]] and the dating of Pascha. ...Alexander is venerated by the [[Oriental Orthodox|non-Chalcedonian]] and [[Roman Catholic Church]]es.
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• Platon II of Moscow
  ...to his strength of faith and his character his reputation was unblemished. Fr. Platon remained at the court until the heir apparent married Maria Feodoro Having progressed through the Holy Orders, Fr. Platon became a member of the [[Holy Synod]] in 1768, and in 1770, he was
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• George (Schaefer) of Sydney
  ...ois University from 1968 to 1972. After graduating, he saw problems in the Roman Catholic Church; he stopped attending services and began to search for the Fr Mitrophan, with the blessing of [[Laurus (Skurla) of New York|Archbishop La
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• Vasilios of Ammochostos
  ...e rector of the Hellenic Orthodox [[parish]] in Geneva. From 1982 to 1991, Fr. Vasilios was the administrator of the Bishopric of Geneva. Returning to Cyprus in 1991, Fr. Vasilios was assigned manager of the Office of Inter-church Relations of t
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• Timeline of Church History (Modern Era (1821-1917))
  ...rthodox Church, condemning the [[Filioque]] as [[heresy]], declaring the [[Roman Catholic Church]] to be [[heresy|heretical]], [[schism]]atic, and in [[apos *1854 [[Immaculate Conception]] declared [[dogma]] by [[Roman Catholic Church]].
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• Timeline of Church History (Communist Era (1917-1991))
  ...iarchate]]; first Africans in sub-Saharan Africa baptized in Tanganyika by Fr. [[Nikodemos Sarikas]]; death of [[Tikhon of Moscow]]; death of [[Jonah of ...the [[w:Reichskonkordat|Reich Concordat]], guaranteeing the rights of the Roman Catholic Church in Germany.
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• Timeline of Church History (Post-Communist Era (1991-Present))
  *1993 Orthodox-Roman Catholic Joint Theological Commission meets in Balamand, Lebanon, issuing c ...se of Optina|Ambrose]] of [[Optina Monastery|Optina]]; death of missionary Fr. [[Chariton Pneumatikakis]], in Kananga, having served the Orthodox mission
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• Arsenius the Great
  ...and Turah''', '''Arsenius the Roman''' or '''Arsenius the Great''', was a Roman imperial tutor who became an [[anchorite]] in Egypt, one of the most highly He was born ca. 350-354 in Rome to a noble Roman senatorial family.
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• Miter
  ...er in Orthodox churches is based on the imperial crown of the late Eastern Roman Empire. [[Image:WR-Bishop vestments by Fr. Aidan.png|thumb|left|150px|A bishop wearing an older style of the western
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• Ambrose (Pappa-Georgopoli) of Belaya Krinitsa
  ...ter having entered a [[monasticism|monastic]] life with the name Ambrosii, Fr. Ambrosii was elected, in 1817, [[Igumen]] of the Monastery of the [[Holy T ...p. Ambrosii, the Russian Foreign Ministry threatened to retaliate with the Roman Catholic government if it did not withdraw the permission for the Old Belie
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• Softener of Evil Hearts icon
  ...rienced by the Mother of God at His crucifixion.<ref group="note">In the [[Roman Catholic Church]], the [[w:Our Lady of Sorrows|Seven Sorrows]] of the [[Vir ...man Catholic Poland - it is almost certainly an Orthodox adaptation of the Roman Catholic imagery contained in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_o
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• Timeline of Orthodoxy in China
  ...l was originally named the Nikolsky Church because of a wonderworking icon Fr. Maximus brought with him (thaumaturgical image of St. Nicolas, Bishop of M *1712 Death of Fr. [[Maxim Leontiev]]; Emperor Kangxi gives permission through the [[w:Lifan
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• Timeline of Orthodoxy in the British Isles
  ==Pre-Roman Britain (55BC - AD43)== ==Roman Britian: Introduction of Christianity (43-410)==
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• Kentigern of Glasgow
  ...om Arthurian legends, having lived in that time of transition between post-Roman Celtic Britain to pagan Anglo-Saxon domination of the island. A contemporar ...y dear" or "beloved." His names illustrate the multicultural world of post-Roman Britain in the sixth century, sometimes called the "Age of Arthur," in the
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• Raphael Morgan
  ...' ({{el icon}}: Ιεραποστολος)'',<ref group="note">According to Fr. Raphael's biography in the ''Who's Who of the Colored Race'', 1915, after Fr. Raphael is said to have resided all over the world, including: "in Palesti
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• Caesarius of Arles
  Caesarius was born at Chalon-sur-Saône into a wealthy Gallo-Roman family. His sister Caesaria afterwards presided over the [[Monasticism|conv ...rius]], l.c.; a document of some interest for the student of [[w:Roman law|Roman law]], but thought by Brugsch (archives of the Society of Ancient History)
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• George Alexander McGuire
  ...postolic succession]]. The church celebrates the seven sacraments of the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. Its worship is liturgical, blending elements of Eastern ...tor from April 1898 to November 1900. Interestingly, Robert Josias Morgan (Fr. [[Raphael Morgan]]) is listed as the rector for a short time from “1901-
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• Passover
  ....</ref> or religious passions were inflamed.<ref>Acts 12:1-4.</ref> In the Roman period, the administration took care to maintain order during the paschal f ...ench editon ''Vocabulaire de Théologie Biblique'', under the direction of Fr. P. Joseph Cahill (S.J.). Palm Publishers: Montreal, 1967. pp.360-362.
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• Nikolaos Loudovikos
  ...[w:University of Paris|University of Sorbonne]] in Paris, Philosophy and [[Roman Catholic]] Theology at the [[w:Catholic Institute of Paris|Catholic Institu
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• Philoumenos (Hasapis) of Jacob's Well
  ...shed in August 2004 which deals with modern saints of the Orthodox Church, Fr. Philoumenos is referred to in a brief biographical entry as ''"Orountiotis ...st times, but is a reality even in our own day.<ref name="ACROD">Very Rev. Fr. Edward Pehanich. ''[http://www.acrod.org/assets/files/PDFS/Messenger/CM%20
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• Vladimir (Guettée)
  ...ber 1]], 1816 - [[March 10]], 1892), was a renowned French historian and [[Roman Catholic]] priest who became convinced that the [[Orthodox Church]] was the Ordained a [[Roman Catholic]] priest in 1839, he was first an assistant pastor in a small coun
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• Stylianos of Paphlagonia
  |[[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholicism]], [[Eastern Orthodoxy]] [[fr:Stylianos de Paphlagonie]]
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• Andrei Orlov
  ...ology at [[w:Marquette University|Marquette University]], USA. Along with Fr. [[Alexander Golitzin]] he is a co-founder of the Theophaneia School. The T ...logical project, which initially included several the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic doctoral students and professors in the Marquette Theology departm
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• Chrysostomos Papasarantopoulos
  ...isestablishement of the Monastery of Gardikiou (due to lack of personnel), Fr. Chrysostomos transferred to the [[Metochion]] of the Holy Monastery of Vou ...nd World War, and the ensuing [[w:Greek Civil War|Greek Civil War]].</ref> Fr. Chrysostomos went to [[w:Edessa, Greece|Edessa]] where he served as the Ge
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• Germanus of Paris
  ...and was appointed [[abbot]] of the Monastery of St. Symphorien near Autun. Fr. Germanus lived a life of hard work and austerity and was generous in his a ...th the unanimous support of the [[clergy]] and [[laity|people]], nominated Fr. Germanus successor to Bp. Eusebius as Bishop of Paris. After his [[consecr
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• Christopher (Kovacevich) of Midwestern America
  ...Johnstown, Pennsylvania. While in Johnstown, Petar and Paul were born to Fr. Velimir and Milka. Fr. Velimir subsequently earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of
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• Arsenius (Stadnitsky) of Tashkent
  ...f [[archimandrite]] and made [[abbot]] of the Monastery of St. Anthony the Roman. ...l Academy]]. In 1898, he was made rector of the academy. In February 1899, Fr. Arsenius was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] Bishop of Volokolams
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• Gabriel Kostelnik
  The New [[Hieromartyr]]<ref group=note>Fr. Gabriel has not yet been glorified, although he is currently under conside ...emy. Not cowered by his dismissal, Fr. Gabriel continued his critique of [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholicism]] throughout the 1930s. At the Uniate congress
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• Absolution Certificates
  ...cred Congregation of the Propaganda of the Faith in 1622 and, according to Fr. [[Georges Florovsky]], led to the Greek Church in great part undergoing a
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• Jean-Claude Larchet
  Born in northeastern France in 1949 of a Roman Catholic family, Larchet earned a Ph.D in philosophy from the University of ...ult&resnum=8#v=onepage&q=jean-claude%20larchet&f=false The Question of the Roman Primacy in the Thought of Saint Maximus the Confessor].'' In: Cardinal Walt
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• Athenagoras (Aneste) of Mexico
  ...Greece in 1959 where he received his Masters of Theology Degree in 1965. Fr. Athenagoras also pursued graduate studies at the University of Michigan (A Following his ordination to the priesthood Fr. Athenagoras served a number of [[parish]]es including Holy Trinity Greek O
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• Antonin (Kapustin)
  ...the church that revealed the ruins of an earlier church and an even older Roman bath. In 1860, Fr. Antonin served as the priest of the Russian embassy church in Constantinop
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• Jacob of Nisibis
  ...gdonia]]''' was a Seleucid colony in ancient Mesopotamia; in the classical Roman period it was known as '''Nisibis'''; today it is the Turkish town of '''Nu ...[January 13]]/26 and [[October 31]]/November 13.<ref group="note">In the [[Roman Catholic Church]] his feast day is [[July 15]]; in the [[Church of Alexandr
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• Athanasius of Brest
  ...al certificate authorizing his collecting of offerings. With St. Macarius, Fr. Anthanasius was tasked with collecting donations for rebuilding the Church ...ill build the church for me." Following Her words and with Her protection, Fr. Athanasius made the difficult and dangerous war time journey to Moscow whe
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• Army of the Lord
  ...nia founded, in 1922, by Fr. Joseph Trifa, a Romanian Orthodox [[priest]]. Fr. Trifa defined the Army of the Lord as a voluntary lay grassroots organizat ...is more commonly used by Western Protestantism. At the same time, however, Fr. Trifa insisted that the purpose of the movement was to promote a more inte
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• Eulogius of Cordoba
  ...le (senatorian) family that had held land in Cordoba from the times of the Roman empire. Eulogius was one of eight siblings, five brothers and two sisters, ...fter their death. As Christians faced martyrdom over the following years, Fr. Eulogius encouraged them in their triumphs as he supported the distressed
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• Isidore of Yuriev
  ...on of the fifteenth century for upholding their Orthodox Faith against the Roman Catholic authorities demand they [[conversion|convert]]. He and his compani ...treaty and initiated a campaign to force the Orthodox believers to become Roman Catholics.
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• Votive Offerings
  * {{fr icon}}: [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89douard_Dhorme Édouard Dhorme]. ''"Choix des texte ...or healing purposes and as votive offerings in the [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] cultures of Mexico, the southern United States, Latin America, a
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• Dionysius (Waledyński) of Warsaw
  ...ion|ordained]] a [[deacon]], and, in 1899, to the [[priest]]hood. In 1900, Fr. Dionysius graduated from Kazan Academy with honors and the degree of candi In 1901, Fr. Dionysius was appointed professor of biblical and church history at the Ta
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• Joseph (Žuk) of New Jersey
  ...lic Church led by Archbishop [[Aftimios Ofiesh]]. Serving as a [[priest]], Fr. Joseph served [[parish]]es in Syracuse, New York; Passaic, New Jersey; and ...at became the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the USA]]. In September 1932, Fr. Joseph was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] an [[auxiliary bishop]
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• Gamaliel
  ...Church]] views him as a Saint and listed him in the [[w:Roman Martyrology|Roman Martyrology]] for August 3. It is said that in the 5th century, by a miracl Gamaliel called Fr. Lucian by name three times, then told him to go to Jerusalem and inform Bi
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• Sierra Leone
  ...naries arrived early in the nineteenth century, followed in mid-century by Roman Catholics. It wasn't until late in the twentieth century that Orthodox Chri ...ne government[http://orthodoxmissions.wordpress.com/2011/06/07/new-blog-by-fr-themi-sierra-leone/]. He also started two schools.
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• John A. Jillions
  ...tween 1968-71, he lived in northern Connecticut[http://oca.org/reflections/fr.-john-jillions/october-26-2012]. After attending McGill University in Mont ...ion.net/our-parish/history]. After returning to the United States in 1987, Fr. John was assigned as priest at Holy Trinity Church in Rahway, New Jersey,
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• Godparent
  ...eriod baptisms ''were'' in fact performed on major feast days, in both the Roman and Byzantine Rites.<br> ...Church in Eugene, Oregon. Posted July 4, 2006 with the kind permission of Fr. Timothy Pavlatos).
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• Mathurin of Larchant
  ...ref name="Mathurin">{{fr icon}} [http://damien.jullemier.pagesperso-orange.fr/sts/st-mathurin.htm Saint Mathurin].</ref><ref group="note">However accordi ...the ''[[w:Roman Martyrology|Martyrologium Romanum]]'', published by the [[Roman Catholic Church|Vatican]] Press in 2001.</ref>
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• Patrick Henry Reardon
  ...ox Church in Chicago, Illinois. In addition to his duties with his parish, Fr. Patrick is a homilist, writer, and teacher. Father Patrick began his life a Roman Catholic, joining the Abbey of Gethsemani, a Trappist ran monastery in Trap
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• Telemachus
  ...[[martyr|martyred]] by stoning after trying to stop a gladiator fight in a Roman amphitheatre.<ref group="note">Although the site of Telemachus' martyrdom i ...f>[http://www.breviary.net/martyrology/mart01/mart0101.htm January 1]. The Roman Martyrology.</ref>
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• Letter of Lentulus
  ...certain "Publius Lentulus",<ref group="note">"Lentulus" was the name of a Roman [[w:Patrician (ancient Rome)|patrician]] family of the [[w:Cornelia (gens)| <blockquote>"Lentulus, to the Senate and the Roman People, greetings.<br>
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• Our Lady of Walsingham
  ...a was difficult.<ref name=RC>[http://www.walsingham.org.uk/romancatholic/ Roman Catholic shrine]</ref> ...ar feature of Christian life in the British Isles and beyond. Not only the Roman Catholic and the Anglicans honour the Mother of God at Walsingham, but also
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• Abraham of Smolensk
  Prince Roman Rostislavich of Smolensk established a school in the city, at which not onl ...suaded him to accept the dignity of [[presbyter]]. From his [[ordination]] Fr. Abraham celebrated daily the [[Divine Liturgy]] and fulfilled the obedienc
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• Chrysostomos (Sabbatos) of Messenia
  ...ulty of the University of Athens. He also holds membership in the Orthodox-Roman Catholic Dialogue Commission. In addition to Greek, he speaks the French an On [[March 15]], 2007, Fr, Chrysostomos was elected Metropolitan of Messenia[http://www.ecclesia.gr/
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• Victor Vladimirovich Sokolov
  ...rom the army and joined the Kalinin Theater for Youth that was directed by Roman Vityuk. After the Party Committee fired Vityuk, Victor Vladimirovich, with ...]with Igor Khoklushkin as his godfather in Fr. Dmitri's apartment, because Fr. Dmitri was unable to perform the baptism in church as both his legs had be
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• Josiah Trenham
  Fr. Josiah Trenham was born on [[October 6]], 1967, in Glendale, California, t ...sity of Durham, England, in 2004, with Ph.D. in theology. He studied under Fr. [[Andrew Louth]], professor of patristics, and his dissertation, ''Marriag
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• Orthodox Theological Seminary (Warsaw, Poland)
  ...ecision of [[October 23]], 1950. On [[March 7]], 1951, the deputy director Roman Darczewskiego of the Office of Religious Affairs signed a letter noting the ...curriculum of four years. On [[October 1]],1951, Metr. Macarius appointed Fr. Serafim Żeleźniakowicz to the position of rector.
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• John Paul I
  ...er 1912 – [[September 28]] 1978), reigned as the 263rd [[Pope]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] and as Sovereign of [[w:Vatican City|Vatican City]] from On [[December 15]], 1958, Luciani was appointed [[w:Roman Catholic Diocese of Vittorio Veneto|Bishop of Vittorio Veneto]] by [[w:Pope
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• Dionysius of Paris
  Our father among the saints '''Dionysius of Paris''' ({{fr icon}}: ''Denis de Paris''), also Saint '''Denis''' or '''Denys''' was the ...:Île de la Cité|Île de la Cité]] in the [[w:River Seine|River Seine]]. Roman Paris lay on the higher ground of the Left Bank ([[w:Rive Gauche (Paris)|Ri
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• Francis Dvornik
  '''Francis Dvornik''' was a Roman Catholic [[priest]] and leading twentieth-century historian on Slavic and B ...eceived his doctorate in theology from the Theological Faculty in Olomouc. Fr. Francis then attended the University of Paris simultaneously studying in s
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• Placide (Deseille)
  Born in 1926 into a Roman-Catholic family, Father Placide first became a [[monk]] of the Cistercian [ ...a Monastery]] at [[Mount Athos]] . Returning to France shortly thereafter, Fr. Placide established the monastery of St. Anthony the Great at Saint-Lauren
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• Gregentios of Himyaritia
  * {{fr icon}} [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gr%C3%A9gence_de_Safar Grégence de Safar]. French Wikip * [[w:J. B. Bury|J. B. Bury]]. ''A History of the Later Roman Empire.'' Vol. II. London, 1923. p.327.
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• Daniel William Alexander
  '''Daniel William Alexander''' was a Roman Catholic of African ancestry who became associated, during the nineteenth c ...nd his mother an African of Cuban and Javanese extraction. He was raised a Roman Catholic. His first wife was Maria Horsley.
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• Ferdinand Gregorovius
  ...ociety of Jesus|S.J.]], Gregorovius was "a bitter enemy of the popes."<ref>Fr. [[w:John Hardon|John A. Hardon]], [[w:Society of Jesus|S.J.]]. ''[http://w ...(Konigsberg, 1851); English translation by M. E. Robinson ("History of the Roman Emperor Hadrian and His Times", 1898).
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• Irenei (Steenberg) of Sacramento
  ...is-your-name-brother/+Steenberg+monk+March+8+2010&cd=8&hl=ru&ct=clnk&gl=ru Fr. Sergei Sveshnikov What is Your Name, Brother?]</ref><ref name=wadiocese>ht * ‘The Mother of God as mediatrix in Orthodox and Roman Catholic thought’, Sobornost, incorporating Eastern Churches Review, 26.1
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• Hilarion (Rudnyk) of Edmonton
  ...cumenical [[Patriarch]] [[Bartholomew I (Archontonis) of Constantinople]], Roman then moved to Greece to continue his theological studies at the theological ...ducation, receiving a Master's degree in [[Canon law|canon law]]. In 2002, Fr. Hilarion was assigned to a [[parish]] in Porto, Portugal.
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• Prelest
  ...ic mental illness of any kind, prelest is rather a spiritual illness<ref>{{Fr icon}} Jean-Claude Larchet, Thérapeutique des maladies mentales. L’expé ...st of himself".<ref>[http://www.pravoslavie.ru/english/7204.htm Letters of Fr. John Krestiankin. On the work of a pastor.]</ref>
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• James (Toombs) of Manhattan
  ...opalian Church and instruction under a Jesuit priest for conversion to the Roman Catholicism. The banking profession of that era was predominantly made up o ...p James single-handedly changed the practice of receiving [[Roman Catholic|Roman Catholics]] into the [[Russian Orthodox Church]] when he delivered a report
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• Holy Dormition Convent (Nanuet, New York)
  ...evitch) of Seattle|Oleg Mikhailovich Kontzevitch]]. Before the Revolution, Fr. Adrian had studied at the St. Petersburg Polytechnical Institute in Russia ...hanging on the wall was an original portrait of St. Seraphim of Sarov that Fr. Adrian had recovered and taken with him into exile from Kiev. The first se
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• Seraphim Scheidler
  Fr. '''Seraphim Scheidler''' (1942 - 2011) was a [[priest]] of the [[Russian O ...vic backgrounds, Father Seraphim, like most Austrians, was born into the [[Roman Catholic Church]], and always considered the [[Orthodox Church]] another si
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• Ephrem (Lash)
  ...to Protestant Brigadier [[w:Henry Alleyne Lash|Henry Alleyne Lash]] and [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] Joan Mary Moore, with siblings [[w:Jennifer Lash ...web.archive.org/web/20160401163524/http://www.anastasis.org.uk/ Anastasis] Fr. Ephrem's liturgical texts in English (via Archive.org)
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• Ukranian Autocephalous Orthodox Church in Ukraine
  ...purpose was to revive the UAOC and register citizens of the church. After Fr. Volodymyr Yarema (after Patriarch [[Dimitrios(Yarema)]], priest of the Lvi ...dinations took place: '''Andrii Abramchuk, Danylo Kovalchuk, Mykola Hroha, Roman Balaschuk, and Volodymymr Romaniuk.'''
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• Holy Trinity Church (San Francisco, California)
  ...ests to supplement their income by other means to support their families. Fr. Tsapralis was no exception. In addition to being a priest, he was the pro ...rgy to travel within California, Nevada and Arizona to perform sacraments; Fr. Tsapralis traveled as far away as Fresno by horse and buggy. These priest
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• Church of the Three Hierarchs (Streator, Illinois)
  ...tructure was razed to make way for a bigger church building for the Polish Roman Catholic congregation that had settled there. The parish itself was also d ...ly Trinity Cathedral]]). Due to this relative proximity, [[Ambrose_Vretta|Fr. Ambrose Vretta]], who had been installed as priest in Chicago in May of 18
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• Orthodox Blogs
  *[https://ost2022.substack.com/account Orthodox Social Thought] Fr Gregory Jensen ...Christian Insights] Homilies and Commentary on the Christian Life Today - Fr. Philip LeMasters <!--- February 2019 --->
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• Vladimir Alexandrof
  ...perty, as well as his eventual departure from the Orthodox Church into the Roman Catholic Church. ...dained to the priesthood. He was assigned as priest of St. Spiridon after Fr. Vretta was recalled back to Russia.
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• Baptismal names
  *Anastasia, Anastacia (f) - St [[Anastasia the Roman]] ([[October 29]] - '''Saint'''), St [[Anastasia the Deliverer from Potions * [http://www.roman-catholic-saints.com/catholic-saint-names.html Roman Catholic Saints]
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• Olivia of Palermo
  ...th in AD 1620 his manuscript of the Lives of Sicilian saints was edited by Fr. Peter Salerno SJ.</ref> as well as in the Palmerian martyrology of father In [[Tunisia|Tunis]], the Roman Catholic [[w:Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul|Cathedral of St. Vincent de P
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• Seraphim (Voepel)
  Archimandrite Seraphim began his monastic life as a Roman Catholic Benedictine monk. After nine years there, he left to become Ortho In 1990, Fr Seraphim entered Orthodox monastic life at Holy Transfiguration Monastery i
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• Roman (Braga)
  Archimandrite '''Roman (Braga)''' was an archimandrite in the Romanian Episcopate of the [[Orthodo ...nesty General decree was issued and all political prisoners - including Fr Roman - were freed. Ordained a priest at the Episcopate of Oradea.
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• Benedict (disambiguation)
  ''' ''Benedict '' ''', ({{la icon}} Benedictus; {{fr icon}} Benoît; {{el icon}} Βενέδικτος), may refer to the followi * [[Benedict XVI]], Pope of the Roman Catholic Church
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• Charismatic Movement
  In the late 1960's, the Charismatic movement passed into the Roman Catholic Church, where it is also called Neo-Pentecostalism. ...Morris' 1984 book ''The Charismatic Movement: An Orthodox Evaluation'' and Fr. Seraphim Rose's 1975 book ''Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future'', wh
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• Ss. Cyril and Methodius Church (Hartshorne, Oklahoma)
  ...rmore, Eastern Rite Catholics were dominated in the United States by their Roman Rite brethren, who at times were even hostile to Eastern Rite Catholics wan ...rals, marriages, baptisms, and Pascha services. One priest in particular, Fr. [[Alexis Revera]], (who served at [[Ss. Constantine and Helen Church (Galv
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• Resurrection of Our Lord Chapel (Dachau, Bavaria)
  ...religious dissidents. For this reason, there was a whole prison block of Roman Catholic priests. At the end of the war, there was also a contingent of So ...Athos]]. The only group at Dachau larger than the Soviet POWS were Polish Roman Catholics. It is estimated that 6,000 Soviet prisoners of war were killed
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• S.L. Frank
  ...the effect of state terror in the 20th century. The Russian emigre scholar Fr. Vasily Vasilevich Zenkovsky in his standard ''A History of Russian Philoso ...an philosophy different from the Scholasticism of Thomas Aquinas and later Roman Catholic scholars, one related to what Byzantine hymnody termed "the hidden
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• History of Orthodox Missions
  ...ion campaign had made the Greek tongue a universal language throughout the Roman Empire, extending even into the Far East. Third, due to the Jewish Diaspora The Christian faith took root in all corners of the Roman Empire, including Spain, France (Saints [[Irenaeus of Lyons]] and [[Martin
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