Oriental Orthodoxy

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Oriental Orthodoxy is a family of ancient Eastern Christian churches that reject the Council of Chalcedon and preserve distinct liturgical and theological traditions, especially in regions such as Egypt, Armenia, Ethiopia, and Syria.

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Generate an image of Oriental Orthodoxy (Oriental Orthodoxy is a family of ancient Eastern Christian churches that reject the Council of Chalcedon and preserve distinct liturgical and theological traditions, especially in regions such as Egypt, Armenia, Ethiopia, and Syria.)

All labels observed (31)

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian denomination family ⓘ
branch of Eastern Christianity ⓘ
communion of churches ⓘ
acceptsCouncil Council of Ephesus ⓘ
First Council of Constantinople ⓘ
First Council of Nicaea ⓘ
christology Miaphysite Christology ⓘ
dialogueWith Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
distinguishesFrom Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ
Protestantism ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
doctrine belief in the Incarnation of Christ ⓘ
belief in the Trinity ⓘ
ecclesiology communion of autocephalous churches ⓘ
governance episcopal polity ⓘ
hasClergyRank bishop ⓘ
catholicos ⓘ
deacon ⓘ
patriarch ⓘ
priest ⓘ
hasMemberChurch Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria ⓘ
Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church ⓘ
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ⓘ
Malankara Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church ⓘ
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church ⓘ
Syriac Orthodox Church ⓘ
liturgicalLanguage Classical Armenian ⓘ
Coptic ⓘ
Ge'ez ⓘ
Malayalam ⓘ
Syriac ⓘ
liturgicalRite Alexandrian Rite ⓘ
linked to: Coptic Rite

Armenian Rite ⓘ
Ge'ez Rite ⓘ
linked to: Ethiopian Rite

West Syriac Rite ⓘ
linked to: Syriac Rite
monasticTradition ancient Christian monasticism ⓘ
primaryRegion Armenia ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ
Eritrea ⓘ
Ethiopia ⓘ
India ⓘ
Syria ⓘ
rejectsCouncil Council of Chalcedon ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
sacramentalTheology seven sacraments ⓘ
sharesHeritageWith early Christianity ⓘ
theologicalOrientation Miaphysitism ⓘ
veneration Virgin Mary ⓘ
saints ⓘ

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Referenced by (889)

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

Christianity → hasMajorBranch → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
Jesus Christ → veneratedIn → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
Bible → isSacredTextOf → Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
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Trinity → affirmedBy → Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
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Easter → celebratedBy → Oriental Orthodox churches ⓘ
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Virgin Mary → veneratedIn → Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
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Nicene Creed → usedIn → Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
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Holy Baptism → centralToDenomination → Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
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Final Judgment → doctrineIn → Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
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Pentecost → celebratedBy → Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
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Little Armenia → hasReligiousInstitution → Armenian Apostolic churches ⓘ
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Holy Eucharist → centralTo → Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
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Holy Eucharist → consideredSacramentBy → Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
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Holy Tradition → isAffirmedBy → Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
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Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed → rejectedBy → Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
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Church Fathers → recognizedBy → Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
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Good Friday → observedBy → Oriental Orthodox churches ⓘ
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St George → veneratedIn → Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
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Book of Revelation → canonicalIn → Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
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Septuagint → usedBy → Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
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Christology → hasTradition → Monophysite Christology ⓘ
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Saint Joseph → veneratedIn → Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
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Incarnation of Christ → affirmedByTradition → Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
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Transfiguration → celebratedBy → Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
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Dormition of the Theotokos → tradition → Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
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Dormition of the Theotokos → observedBy → Oriental Orthodox Christians ⓘ
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Acts of the Apostles → canonicalIn → Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
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Saint Anne → veneratedIn → Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
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Perpetual Virginity of Mary → isAffirmedBy → Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
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Epiphany → observedBy → Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
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Nativity of Christ → isCentralToTradition → Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
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Armenians → dominantDenomination → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
First Council of Nicaea → recognizedBy → Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
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Apostle Peter → veneratedIn → Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
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Catholic Epistles → canonicalIn → Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
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resurrection of Jesus Christ → doctrineHeldBy → Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy
Great Feast in Eastern Christianity → religiousTradition → Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy
Copts → christologicalTradition → Oriental Orthodox ⓘ
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Copts → associatedChurchFamily → Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
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Desert Fathers → veneratedIn → Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
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Jesus Prayer → religiousTradition → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
Advent → observedBy → Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
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First Council of Constantinople → recognizedBy → Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
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Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great → religiousTradition → Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy
Joseph → veneratedIn → Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy
Gospel of Matthew → acceptedBy → Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy
Apostle Paul → veneratedIn → Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy
Council of Ephesus → recognizedBy → Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts → usedInChurch → Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy