Princess Olga of Kiev was the first Russian leader to convert to Christianity. She was baptized in Constantinople into the Orthodox Church and is considered an equal to the Apostles.
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The head of the Russian Orthodox church is called the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia. He is His Holiness Patriarch +KYRILL I. He is the spiritual leader of all Russian Orthodox Christians in Russia, which is the largest body of Orthodox believers in Russia today and is known as the Moscow Patriarchate. The Russian Orthodox church plays an important and major role in Christianity throughout the entire world.
The current leader of the Russian Orthodox Church is Patriarch Kirill I of Moscow.
Who was an early leader of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church
The patriarch.
The pope in Rome is not the leader of any Orthodox Church. The pope is only the leader of the Roman Catholics and has no jurisdiction (power or authority) over the Orthodox Church, which has its own leaders, such as the Ecumenical Patriarch in Constantinople.
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The leader of the Russian Orthodox Church is currently Patriarch Kirill I of Moscow.
From the creation of the Church since the issue of the Edict of Milan in 313 AD/ CE and the Nicinian Creed in 380 there were two religious leaders the Pope who was sited in Roma and the Patriarch in Constantinople who still is the leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
The Patriarch is the authoritative figure for The Greek Orthodox Church.
Yes. They are under the authority of Patriarchs.
Even though there are different patriarchs for the 12 branches of The Orthodox Church, The Ecumenical Patriarch is currently Bartholomew I .
From the creation of the Church since the issue of the Edict of Milan in 313 AD/ CE and the Nicinian Creed in 380 there were two religious leaders the Pope who was sited in Roma and the Patriarch in Constantinople who still is the leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church.