Eastern Orthodoxy

The word "hermit" comes from the Greek word "ερημιτης" or "herimitis" which means one who lives a solitary life.

It is called the aspergillum, a fancy word for sprinkler

The correct answer to the question would be true and I know this because I did take the pre-test.

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The Easter Orthodox do not set a tithe that all followers must adhere to, but a tithe is asked of them. It is assumed that you will give as much as you are able with your personal situation.

Ladies First: Their Imperial Highnesses and majesties Catherine II, Alexandra, and the Four Romanov sisters Olga, Tatiana, Marie, and Anastasia. The actress Natalie Wood also of (Lines East) persuasion. among the men, all of the Czars of Russia, the inventor Igor Sikorsky ( of helicopter fame) Alexander Seversky- another aircraft designer and an officer in both the Imperial Russian air service and (later) US Army Air Corps, as it then was called. Metchnikov of the Pasteur institute- there was a large colony of Russians in Paris, the list goes on and on.

These were baptisteries that were used for baptisms.

Marriages are not permitted during the following periods/dates:

1) during Great Lent (ie. the approx. 40 days before Easter)

2) during the Dormition Fast (from 1st to 15 August)

3) from 13th December to 25 December

4) on 5th January (eve of Theophany)

5) on 29th August (beheading of St John the Baptist), and

6) on 14th September (holy Cross day)

Yes. It is the Great Schism of 1054. Excommunication means that the excommunicant is barred from the sacraments of the Church, and through transitivity, the mysteries of the Church itself. Thus, the Roman Church is out of communion with the Orthodox Church, and vice-versa.

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Actually the CORRECT ANSWER IS TRUE! they believed that he was "HUMAN AND DIVINE"! SO READ YOUR WIKI BEFORE YOU START TO POST THE WRONG ANSWER! sorry if i came off a little RUDE XD

^^Actually, they're right. Read your wiki.

For some of the jurisdiction it is not a question of possibility but it is a matter of need, since priesthood is not paid for.

The main controversy was languages.

Western philosophies at the time stressed that the upper and elite were the only ones capable and worthy of holding communication with God, so Latin became the language of the church, because no-one but church and royalty knew it. Then the issue of Easter. Roman Catholics did not want to be attached to a Judaic calendar to determine their holiday, primarily because of hersey fears. So Easter was set to the first Sunday after the first full moon after the first day of Spring, while Eastern Easter has to occur after Passover as well as the above requirements.

The Western Churches existed during a time of chaos, the Roman Empire in the west was gone and large societies were conquered by Warlords (such as Spain, France, England) a strong head was needed to unite them once again (it never was reunited) so they wanted a Pope with GOD's Power on Earth. The eastern churches refused to acknowledge. Finally Wars, the Roman Catholic Church for many years adored the idea of Holy Wars (crusades) which the Eastern Churches decided against and have remained vigilant in such issues. The selling of indulgences and the preferantial treatment of wealthy subjects over the poor also was unfavorable in Eastern Churches. Finally the churches in the east believed in a stronger separation from Politics compared to western churches (Henry VIII and the Protestant reformation)

Today many of these issues are no longer viable because there are so many newer western churches but duringt the early days of Christianity they were strong sticking points

It will be April 24, which is the same day as the Western Easter.

The Latin which is common on crucifixes, the Greek or ST.George cross with arms of equal length often used with flags, The St.Andrew"s or Diagonal with an X-design used in Russian Naval and of course, combined with the George for the British Union Jack flag- also the Confederate flag. The Russian cross has three horizontal bars with the lowest one at a down-angle, it looks like a semaphore- if so the signal aspect would be- Line Diverges!- as the Eastern rite does! It is often used on tombstones and monuments- I saw a few in my town- RO cemetery section and klnew they could not all have been railroaders./ I was right. Oh and I forgot the Maltese or Iron Cross with eight points- The Russians used it also and the Alexandra cross (only 5 made) was a Platinum Maltese cross with Malachite inlay and pendants hanging down. one or possibly two survived the upheavals of the revolution. This was a house order and not a regular-issue war medal like the iRON cROSS. (German, of course) no soviet awards used a cruciform design, and the Japanese avoided it also, but not completely.

"Glory to God" in Slavonic is "Slava Bogu."

Aristotelian orthodoxy believes that one becomes virtuous or acquires virtue by habituation. It also states that one becomes courageous by doing courageous acts and abstaining from non-courageous acts.

There are many such churches, the main one being St Andrew's in the Phanar district of Constantinople (or Istanbul) called Rum Patrikhanesi.

Yes, because the Bible (New Testament) provides guidelines for what qualifications are required for a man to be a bishop or deacon, and this includes 'being the husband of one wife...' (1Timothy 3:2 and 3:12)

By being Baptized as a member of the Orthodox Church, believing in Jesus Christ as Lord, God and Savior, and by following the Greatest Commandment, which is to love God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind; and to love your neighbor as yourself. (Matthew 22:37-40) and (John 13:34-35).

Baptism and Faith are important: "He who believes and is baptized will be saved." (Mark 16:16)

Church membership is important: "And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved." (Acts 2:47)

Receiving Holy Communion is important: "If anyone eats this bread, he will live forever." (John 6:51-54).

Communication was poor in those days, and when one pope died, by the time the word got out, Orthodox had chosen their pope, and Romans had chosen their pope. There cannot be two popes, and neither side would agree that the other side's pope was chosen by God.

The order of Buddhist monks and nuns was founded by Gautama Buddha during his lifetime over 2500 years ago. The Buddhist monastic lifestyle grew out of the lifestyle of earlier sects of wandering ascetics, some of whom the Buddha had studied under. It was not really isolationist or eremetic: the sangha was dependent on the lay community for basic provisions of food and clothing, and in return sangha members helped guide lay followers on the path of Dharma. Individuals or small groups of monks - a teacher and his students, or several monks who were friends - traveled together, living on the outskirts of local communities and practicing meditation in the forests. Monks and nuns were expected to live with a minimum of possessions, which were to be voluntarily provided by the lay community. Lay followers also provided the daily food that monks required, and provided shelter for monks when they were needed. During the Buddha's time, many retreats and gardens were donated by wealthy citizens for monks and nuns to stay in during the rainy season. Out of this tradition grew two kinds of living arrangements for monastics.

On August 15, the Eastern Orthodox church celebrates the Dormition of Theotokos, a major Christian celebration. In the West, the Dormition is sometimes referred to as the Assumption.

The dove represents the Holy Spirit.

The various 12 branches of The Orthodox Church have their own Patriarch that "governs" the jurisdiction of the Patriarch, yet The Ecumenical Patriarch is the head Patriarch who oversees all of the Patriarchates and The Orthodox Faithful across the Earth.