They are saving people's souls.
There are approximately 125 Greek Orthodox churches in Australia, but this does not include the other Orthodox churches, such as the Russian, Serbian, Romanian, Antiochian, Ukrainian Orthodox, etc.
There are approximately 125 Greek Orthodox churches in Australia, but this does not include the other Orthodox churches, such as the Russian, Serbian, Romanian, Antiochian, Ukrainian Orthodox, etc.
No, Orthodox churches are where persons of Greek or Russian Orthodox faith worship. Like the Church of England, the Orthodox also separated from the Roman Catholic Church on matters of doctrine.
Some Orthodox Churches use the new Gregorian calendar, but most Orthodox Churches continue to use the old Julian calendar.
The Russian Orthodox, Serbian Orthodox, and Carpatho-Russian churches
Russian orthodox. Greek orthodox. Coptic orthodox. Antiochia orthodox. Eastern orthodox. Ethiopian orthodox.
Yes, there are still Orthodox churches, and they go by "Orthodox Church," although in western countries this may often be preceded by the ethnicity of the founders of the parish - "Greek Orthodox," "Antiochian Orthodox," "Russian Orthodox," etc. A list of the canonical orthodox churches of the world can be found at http://aggreen.net/autocephaly/autoceph.html
I see a lot of domes on Orthodox churches but rarely see them on Catholic churches.
Orthodox Christian Reformed Churches in North America was created in 1979.
Orthodox Christian Reformed Churches in North America ended in 2008.
The Orthodox Churches and the Catholic Church were once united. The Orthodox Churches separated from the Catholic Church over political and doctrinal differences.
Most Orthodox Christians are part of the Eastern Orthodox Church (commonly referred to as the Greek, Russian, Serbian churches, etc) but a smaller group exists of Oriental Orthodox (such as the Coptic and Armenian churches).