History of the Orthodox Church

that Elizabeth managed to make herself an object of divine worship, while simultaneously protecting her power and maintaining her independence as a woman and ruler. Sacred monarch Two of Elizabeth’s first laws after her coronation involved the church. “Like father like daughter,” Elizabeth proposed the Act of Supremacy,…

Imagine a church whose history history is over a thousand years, amazing right? The Orthodox church is christianity’s true , holy , and apostolic church established by Jesus Christ , it should feel like an honor to be apart of the church that Jesus Christ himself created right? that fact makes the religion one of the first ever to be made , and also makes it original . The Russian Orthodox church has a history of strong political as well as spiritual influence over the inhabitants of the Russian…

The Russian Orthodox church had a small but definite role in the Russian revolution. In the novel Animal Farm, by George Orwell, Moses resembles the Orthodox church. Just like in the Orthodox church, Moses has a small role in the Novel, but both are still important and necessary for the overall story and place in history. Before the revolution, Russia has a great history with the church. According to a 2007 article, many years before the war, the church was in a state of flourishment in the…

community includes Jews in the Balkans, Orthodox community, Vlachs community, and the Muslim community. The Orthodox diaspora community includes merchants, scholars, and church preacher. The Vlachs community includes Shepherds, merchants, and craftsman. The Muslim community widely spread in Albania and mostly them were soldiers in the Ottoman army but also include merchants, Shepherds, and craftsmen. The Orthodox community is based on three factors: the Church, higher education, and commerce.…

In the early days of the Orthodox Christian Church, a power struggle over the control and guidance of the dogma of the Christian faith was raging. During this time, various sects of the Christian religion were at odds with each other. Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Augustus, known to history as Constantine the Great, was the Roman Emperor from 306 to 337 AD and played a vital role in this religious movement. The Orthodox (Roman Catholic) and Arianism sects eventually became the primary…

The Russian state has a very long history in correlation with religion. Christianity was first introduced to Russia by the Byzantine Empire. Trading ties between Russia and the Byzantine Empire was very strong. Through contact with Byzantines, Russians were influenced by their religion, government, architecture, and art. As a result Russians tried to imitate the Byzantines system of government and adopted Christianity. It was not until 988 that Christianity was the state religion as established…

behind his conversion to the Orthodox Faith. John Whiteford is a Caucasian male who grew up in the Church of the Nazarene and received his B.A. in Theology at Southern Nazarene University in 1990. Shortly thereafter, as a result of his encounters with the Orthodox Faith during his time at school, he converted to the Orthodox Faith. • This article was originally published in the now-defunct journal, The Christian Activist, which was a publication put out by the Orthodox Church. It now exists as…

are over 22 000 000 people in Australia and around 112 000 Jewish people, this shows that around 0.3% of the country is made up of Jews. Jews have been an essential part of Australia’s history since the beginning of the European settlement. They have participated equally throughout the course of Australian history, staring from the First Fleet in 1788. Many Jewish people are involved in organisations or groups, one being the fight for aboriginal rights, there are also many groups that are for…

INTRODUCTION: I attended the Greek Fest at St. George Greek Orthodox Church, which is located at 4070 Kingston Pike in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Greek Fest is significant to Tennessee because it brings the Greek Culture to our community. The Greek Orthodox Church has allowed numerous families the ability to experience their delicious food, awesome dances, unique clothing, beautiful music, and many other enjoyable activities for 36 years. I visited the festival with my dad, mom, 4-year…

religion and it has a long history tracing back to thousands of years ago. Coptic Orthodox beliefs must be elaborated in a perfect way that the starting point is Jesus Christ is the Son, the Father and the Holy Spirit. The Coptic Orthodox church originated in Alexandria, Egypt by Saint Mark in 200 AD. The word Coptic comes from the Arabic word Gibt or Gypt, this means Egyptian. Today, Coptic Orthodox believers make up 13 to 15% of Egypt’s population. In Coptic Orthodox Christianity, there is…