Saint Basil"s in the Kremlin grounds of Moscow. It is now fully operational as a Church, which it wasn"t in the hard-line days of Communist Power.
It has over 160 million followers, making it the largest Orthodox Church in the world.
The Russian Orthodox Church does not ordain priests.
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.
Russian Orthodox Church
Russian Orthodox Church in America was created in 1927.
The Russian Orthodox Church was by far the largest demonination.
It led to the formation of the Russian Orthodox Church, which is now the largest Orthodox church in the world, with over 150 million members.
The current leader of the Russian Orthodox Church is Patriarch Kirill I of Moscow.
The Romanian Orthodox Church mainly follows the liturgical practice of the Greek Orthodox Church, rather than the Russian Orthodox Church, such as the use of the new calendar.
The date on which the church celebrates Easter because the Eastern/Russian Orthodox Church base it on the old Julian calendar.
The Russian Orthodox Church
Russian Orthodox Church.