When did the eastern orthodox church begin?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

Roman Catholic AnswerThe Eastern Rites of the Catholic Church are all part of the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church, and thus were founded by God from the side of Jesus on the Cross. There is a schismastic sect called "The Eastern Catholic Church" which claims to have been founded in 35 A.D. As they are not part of the Catholic Church under the Pope, I do not know anymore about them.

Answer 4

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.

Answer 5

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.

Answer 6

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.