Eastern Christianity

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Eastern Christianity is the collective tradition of Christian churches rooted primarily in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and parts of Africa and Asia, characterized by their liturgical richness, emphasis on mysticism and theosis, and historical development apart from the Western (Roman Catholic and Protestant) branches.

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Generate an image of Eastern Christianity (Eastern Christianity is the collective tradition of Christian churches rooted primarily in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and parts of Africa and Asia, characterized by their liturgical richness, emphasis on mysticism and theosis, and historical development apart from the Western (Roman Catholic and Protestant) branches.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian denomination family ⓘ
branch of Christianity ⓘ
religious tradition ⓘ
contrastsWith Western Christianity ⓘ
developedApartFrom Protestantism ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
differsFromWesternChristianityIn some liturgical practices ⓘ
some theological emphases ⓘ
understanding of papal primacy ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Eastern Christian tradition ⓘ
Eastern Churches ⓘ
hasCharacteristic conciliar ecclesiology ⓘ
emphasis on continuity with early Church ⓘ
emphasis on mystery in theology ⓘ
liturgical richness ⓘ
strong monastic tradition ⓘ
use of ancient liturgical languages ⓘ
use of icons in worship ⓘ
hasClericalStructure autocephalous churches ⓘ
autonomous churches ⓘ
patriarchates ⓘ
synods of bishops ⓘ
hasGeographicCenter Caucasus ⓘ
Eastern Europe ⓘ
Horn of Africa ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
parts of Asia ⓘ
hasHistoricalOrigin Byzantine Empire ⓘ
eastern provinces of the Roman Empire ⓘ
pre-Chalcedonian Christian communities ⓘ
hasMajorFeast Dormition of the Theotokos ⓘ
Nativity of Christ ⓘ
Pascha ⓘ
linked to: Easter

Theophany ⓘ
Transfiguration ⓘ
hasMonasticCenter Lavra of the Holy Trinity–St. Sergius ⓘ
Mount Athos ⓘ
Wadi El Natrun ⓘ
hasPrimaryLiturgy Anaphora of Addai and Mari ⓘ
Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great ⓘ
Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom ⓘ
Liturgy of St. James ⓘ
hasSacrament Eucharist ⓘ
linked to: Holy Eucharist

anointing of the sick ⓘ
baptism ⓘ
chrismation ⓘ
confession ⓘ
marriage ⓘ
ordination ⓘ
hasSpiritualTradition Jesus Prayer ⓘ
hesychasm ⓘ
linked to: hesychast tradition
hasTheologicalEmphasis Incarnation ⓘ
Trinity ⓘ
apophatic theology ⓘ
liturgical worship ⓘ
mysticism ⓘ
sacramental life ⓘ
theosis ⓘ
veneration of icons ⓘ
includes Ancient Church of the East ⓘ
Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ
Bulgarian Orthodox Church ⓘ
Church of the East tradition ⓘ
Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria ⓘ
Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church ⓘ
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ⓘ
Georgian Orthodox Church ⓘ
Greek Orthodox Church ⓘ
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church ⓘ
Maronite Church ⓘ
Melkite Greek Catholic Church ⓘ
Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

Romanian Orthodox Church ⓘ
Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ
Serbian Orthodox Church ⓘ
Syriac Orthodox Church ⓘ
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ
Ukrainian Orthodox Church ⓘ
recognizesCouncil Council of Chalcedon ⓘ
Council of Ephesus ⓘ
First Council of Constantinople ⓘ
First Council of Nicaea ⓘ
sharesCommonHeritageWith Western Christianity ⓘ
usesCalendar Gregorian calendar ⓘ
Julian calendar ⓘ
Revised Julian calendar ⓘ
usesLiturgicalLanguage Arabic ⓘ
Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language

Church Slavonic ⓘ
Classical Syriac ⓘ
linked to: Syriac

Coptic ⓘ
linked to: Coptic language

Ge'ez ⓘ
Koine Greek ⓘ
various vernacular languages ⓘ
venerates Theotokos ⓘ
linked to: Virgin Mary

relics ⓘ
saints ⓘ

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Referenced by (362)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dormition of the Theotokos → tradition → Eastern Christianity ⓘ
Byzantine Rite → religiousTraditionOf → Eastern Christianity ⓘ
Arabs → dominantRiteInChristianity → Eastern Christianity ⓘ
Star of the Sea → tradition → Eastern Christianity ⓘ
Syriac → usedIn → Eastern Christianity ⓘ
Assyrians → traditionalReligionBranch → Eastern Christianity ⓘ
Syriac Rite → isPartOf → Eastern Christianity ⓘ
Ethiopian Rite → religiousTradition → Eastern Christianity ⓘ
Christmastide → observedIn → Eastern Christianity ⓘ
Christianization of Europe → relatedTo → Eastern Christendom ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Christianity
Western Christianity → isContrastedWith → Eastern Christianity ⓘ
John Chrysostom → church → Eastern Christianity ⓘ
Saint Andrew → feastDayObservedBy → Eastern Christianity ⓘ
Bulgarian Orthodox Church → influenced → Slavic Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Christianity
Maundy Thursday → observedIn → Eastern Christianity ⓘ
Russians → traditionalReligionBranch → Eastern Christianity ⓘ
Cyril of Alexandria → denomination → Eastern Christianity ⓘ
Georgian Bible → religiousTradition → Eastern Christianity ⓘ
Evagrius Ponticus → religiousTradition → Eastern Christianity ⓘ
Glagolitic script → associatedReligion → Eastern Christianity ⓘ
St. Isaac the Syrian → churchTradition → Eastern Christianity ⓘ
Euchologion → religiousTradition → Eastern Christianity ⓘ
Western Ukraine → dominantReligion → Eastern Christianity ⓘ
hesychast tradition → religiousBranchOf → Eastern Christianity ⓘ
Aphrahat → veneratedIn → Eastern Christianity ⓘ
Sūrāyē → religiousTradition → Eastern Christianity ⓘ
Canon 1 → religiousDenomination → Eastern Christianity ⓘ
Little Entrance → religiousTradition → Eastern Christianity ⓘ
John of Antioch → church → Eastern Christianity ⓘ
Eastern Christianity → hasAlternativeName → Eastern Churches ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Christianity
Eastern Christianity → hasAlternativeName → Eastern Christian tradition ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Christianity
Second Council of Ephesus → denomination → Eastern Christianity ⓘ
Photian Schism → religiousTradition → Eastern Christianity ⓘ
Saint Yared → veneratedIn → Eastern Christianity ⓘ
Paschal troparion → religiousTradition → Eastern Christianity ⓘ
Paschal Stichera → religiousDenomination → Eastern Christianity ⓘ
Georgian Catholic Church → spiritualHeritage → Eastern Christian spirituality ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Christianity
Carpatho-Ukraine → religionMajority → Eastern Christianity ⓘ
Cumans → laterReligion → Eastern Christianity ⓘ
Daniel of Galicia → religion → Eastern Christianity ⓘ
Cathédrale de la Major → styleInfluence → Oriental and Byzantine churches ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Christianity
Petro → nameDayTraditionRegion → Eastern Christianity ⓘ
Cyrus of Alexandria → tradition → Eastern Christianity ⓘ
Byzantine Iconoclasm → religion → Eastern Christianity ⓘ
subject linked to: Iconoclasm
Byzantine art → hasReligiousContext → Eastern Christianity ⓘ
Tau cross → hasReligiousTradition → Eastern Christianity ⓘ