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In short, the Eastern Rite came from the apostles. While some, such as Peter, preached in Rome, others went East and taught there. There, they incorporated Eastern, instead of Western culture. As the distance separated them culturally, the two parts of the Church organically took different ways of doing things, though keeping fidelity to Christ's teachings and to the Pope, who was, and still is, in Rome.
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∙ 14y agoEastern Orthodox members would say that it originated in Jerusalem, when Jesus made St. Peter the head of His Church on earth.
It's historical administrative center is in Istanbul, Turkey, which long ago was called Constantinople, but it doesn't have a pope, like the Roman Catholic Church. Greek Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, Russian Orthodox are all part of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
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Where eastern orthodox originated?
Eastern Orthodox members would say that it originated in Jerusalem, when Jesus made St. Peter the head of His Church on earth. It's historical administrative center is in Istanbul, Turkey, which long ago was called Constantinople, but it doesn't have a pope, like the Roman Catholic Church. Greek Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, Russian Orthodox are all part of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
What continent did Eastern Orthodox originate in?
The Orthodox Church (sometimes known as Eastern Orthodox) originated from Jerusalem in 33 AD. Jerusalem is in the Asian Continent, or sometimes called the Eurasian continent.
What do you call to the followers of eastern orthodox?
They are called Eastern Orthodox Christians or just Orthodox Christians.
Is Eastern Orthodox a religion?
Eastern Orthodox is a branch of Christianity.
Did the eastern church become the Greek Orthodox church?
No, the Greek Orthodox church is a part of the Eastern Orthodox Churches.
What are the Eastern Orthodox religions?
greek orthodox
Who is the eastern orthodox church not in full union with?
Anyone other than Eastern Orthodox eg Oriental Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant
What city was the capital of eastern orthodox church?
Constantinople was the capital of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
What types of orthodox churches exist?
Russian orthodox. Greek orthodox. Coptic orthodox. Antiochia orthodox. Eastern orthodox. Ethiopian orthodox.
Kievan Rus followed what Church as the state religion?
Eastern Orthodox
What is the Russian Orthodox church?
also known as the Orthodox Christian Church of Russia, is a body ofChristians who constitute an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church under the jurisdiction of the Patriarch of Moscow, in communion with the other Eastern Orthodox Churches. The ROC is often said[5] to be the largest of the Eastern Orthodox churches in the world
What is a member The Eastern Orthodox Church called?
An Orthodox Christian.
