The Christian Church split into two separate churches in 1504, because of friction between the pope in Rome and the patriarch in Constantinople. The church in the West became the Roman Catholic Church, and the church in the East became the Eastern Orthodox Church.
As it is today, the Orthodox Church was established in 1054 at the Great Schism, when East and West separated and formed the Eastern Orthodox faith and the Roman Catholic faith, thereby dividing Christendom into two.
The principal early Christian sects are generally known today as Catholic Orthodox Christianity and Gnosticism, although other groups also existed. Eventually, Roman state patronage for the Catholic Orthodox Church ensured that it was able to expropriate the property of other churches which did not share their views, and provided a cover for persecution until there was essentially only one Christian Church left in the Roman Empire.
The Council of Nicaea, called by the Roman Emperor Constantine, decided that Christianity in the Roman Empire would be led by four senior bishops or Metropolitans representing Rome, Alexandria, Antioch and Jerusalem. The Council made also provision for Constantinople and Carthage, where Metropolitans were subsequently appointed, although the role was short-lived in Carthage.
The view held by religious authorities in the mainly Greek-speaking eastern regions was that the Metropolitans were of equal authority, but the bishop of Rome, designated as the Pope, insisted that he had greater authority than the others. Gradually, differences built up until the Great Schism of 1054, when Pope Leo IX and Patriarch Michael I excommunicated each other. There were attempts at reconciliation and the Churches came close to being reunited in 1274 and in 1439, but the schism eventually became permanent.
So the Great Schism of 1054 resulted in the founding of both the Eastern Orthodox religion and the Roman Catholic Church.
The Orthodox Church (sometimes called Eastern Orthodox) was founded by Jesus Christ in the year 33 AD. It has remained unchanged to this day for more than 2,000 years.
The Eastern Orthodox Church was established at the Great Schism in 1054. This divided Christendom into two halves, with the East becoming Eastern Orthodox and the West Roman Catholic.
No, the Greek Orthodox church is a part of the Eastern Orthodox Churches.
Eastern Orthodox Church (or the Christian Orthodox Church).
Constantinople was the capital of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
The Orthodox Church of Greece (Eastern Orthodox Church).
the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church
because they are all equally important, and Eastern Orthodox church is pretty big
Eastern Orthodox Church.
The Orthodox Church welcomes people of all backgrounds who wish to become members of the Eastern Orthodox Church. You do not need to be Greek and you do not need to speak Greek to become an Orthodox Christian. You will need to speak to an Orthodox priest or bishop first, and then they will advise you about the procedures and whether a period of catechism (instruction in the Faith) is required before a baptism can take place. You should telephone and then visit an Orthodox church to begin the process.
No, the Pope is the head of the Roman Catholic church. The Ecumenical Patriarch is the head of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
the eastern orthodox church which has been established 2000 years ago by Jesus and his Apostles. Another important thing is that the Eastern Orthodox Church was is the second largest church in the world
It was the Orthodox Church, or The Eastern Orthodox Church.
An Orthodox Christian.