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	\|Bosnia-Herzegovina		\|Bosnia-Herzegovina
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			! colspan="2"\|Separated from Church of Jerusalem
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	\|Church of Sinai		\|Church of Sinai

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	:; ''Catholic Encyclopedia,'' [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11329a.htm "Orthodox Church"] and [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05230a.htm "Eastern Churches."]		:; ''Catholic Encyclopedia,'' [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11329a.htm "Orthodox Church"] and [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05230a.htm "Eastern Churches."]

			:: ''This ''Encyclopedia'' says that there are 16 Orthodox Churches as shown in the table below. ''Wikipedia'' has a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Orthodox_Churches much more elaborate "List of Orthodox Churches."]''

	::{\| {{Prettytable}}		::{\| {{Prettytable}}

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	:; ''Catholic Encyclopedia,'' [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11329a.htm "Orthodox Church"] and [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05230a.htm "Eastern Churches."]		:; ''Catholic Encyclopedia,'' [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11329a.htm "Orthodox Church"] and [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05230a.htm "Eastern Churches."]

	::{\|		::{\| {{Prettytable}}
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	! colspan="2"\|Four Eastern Patriarchates		! colspan="2"\|Four Eastern Patriarchates

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	The original sacred language of Christianity was Greek, not Latin. All of the books of the New Testament were written or preserved in Greek. The first eight [[Councils of the Church]] were all held in Greek territory under the patronage of the Roman Emperor, whose capital was in Constantinople after 325 AD.		The original sacred language of Christianity was Greek, not Latin. All of the books of the New Testament were written or preserved in Greek. The first eight [[Councils of the Church]] were all held in Greek territory under the patronage of the Roman Emperor, whose capital was in Constantinople after 325 AD.

			== Various Orthodox Churches ==

			:; ''Catholic Encyclopedia,'' [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11329a.htm "Orthodox Church"] and [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05230a.htm "Eastern Churches."]

			::{\|
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			! colspan="2"\|Four Eastern Patriarchates
			\|-
			\|Constantinople
			\|Turkey and Asian Minor
			\|-
			\|Alexandria
			\|Egypt
			\|-
			\|Antioch
			\|Syria
			\|-
			\|Jerusalem
			\|Israel
			\|-
			! colspan="2"\|Cyprus
			\|-
			\|Cyprus
			\|Independent since the Council of Ephesus (431).
			\|-
			! colspan="2"\|Further Schisms after the Great Schism
			\|-
			\|Russia
			\|Independent since 1589.
			\|-
			\|Greece
			\|1850
			\|-
			\|Serbia
			\|1879
			\|-
			\|Czernagora (Montenegro)
			\|1765
			\|-
			\|Rumania
			\|1885
			\|-
			\|Bulgaria
			\|In schism from Constantinople since 1872.
			\|-
			! colspan="2"\|Austro-Hungarian Churches
			\|-
			\|Carlovitz
			\|1765
			\|-
			\|Hermannstadt
			\|1864
			\|-
			\|Czernovitz
			\|1873
			\|-
			\|Bosnia-Herzegovina
			\|1880
			\|-
			\|Church of Sinai
			\|One monastery that separated from the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem in 1782.
			\|}

	== Liturgical Year ==		== Liturgical Year ==

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Links

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	* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Rite_Orthodoxy ''Wikipedia,'' "Western Rite Orthodoxy."]		* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Rite_Orthodoxy ''Wikipedia,'' "Western Rite Orthodoxy."]
	* [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11329a.htm ''Catholic Encyclopedia,'' "Orthodox Church."]		* [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11329a.htm ''Catholic Encyclopedia,'' "Orthodox Church."]
			* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_views_on_contraception#Eastern_Orthodoxy ''Wikipedia,'' "Eastern Orthodox views on contraception."]

	[[Category:Liturgical Year]]		[[Category:Liturgical Year]]
	[[Category:Orthodox Churches]]		[[Category:Orthodox Churches]]

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	The original sacred language of Christianity was Greek, not Latin. All of the books of the New Testament were written or preserved in Greek. The first eight [[Councils of the Church]] were all held in Greek territory under the patronage of the Roman Emperor, whose capital was in Constantinople after 325 AD.		The original sacred language of Christianity was Greek, not Latin. All of the books of the New Testament were written or preserved in Greek. The first eight [[Councils of the Church]] were all held in Greek territory under the patronage of the Roman Emperor, whose capital was in Constantinople after 325 AD.

	~~== ==~~

	== Liturgical Year ==		== Liturgical Year ==

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	The '''Eastern Orthodox Churches''' and the Roman Catholic [[Eastern Rites\|Eastern Rite Churches]] preserve many elements from the earliest form of Christianity.		The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Orthodox_Churches '''Eastern Orthodox Churches'''] and the Roman Catholic [[Eastern Rites\|Eastern Rite Churches]] preserve many elements from the earliest form of Christianity.

	The original sacred language of Christianity was Greek, not Latin. All of the books of the New Testament were written or preserved in Greek. The first eight [[Councils of the Church]] were all held in Greek territory under the patronage of the Roman Emperor, whose capital was in Constantinople after 325 AD.		The original sacred language of Christianity was Greek, not Latin. All of the books of the New Testament were written or preserved in Greek. The first eight [[Councils of the Church]] were all held in Greek territory under the patronage of the Roman Emperor, whose capital was in Constantinople after 325 AD.

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	[[Category:Liturgical Year]]		[[Category:Liturgical Year]]
			[[Category:Orthodox Churches]]

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	The '''Eastern Orthodox Churches''' and the Roman Catholic [[Eastern Rites\|Eastern Rite Churches]] preserve many elements from the earliest form of Christianity.		The '''Eastern Orthodox Churches''' and the Roman Catholic [[Eastern Rites\|Eastern Rite Churches]] preserve many elements from the earliest form of Christianity.

	The original sacred language of Christianity was Greek, not Latin. All of the books of the New Testament were written or preserved in Greek. The first eight [[ Councils of the Church]] were all held in Greek territory under the patronage of the Roman Emperor, whose capital was in Constantinople after 325 AD.		The original sacred language of Christianity was Greek, not Latin. All of the books of the New Testament were written or preserved in Greek. The first eight [[Councils of the Church]] were all held in Greek territory under the patronage of the Roman Emperor, whose capital was in Constantinople after 325 AD.

			== ==

			== Liturgical Year ==

	* [http://orthodoxwiki.org/Great_Feasts Twelve Great Feasts,] apart from Pascha (the death and resurrection of Jesus), which is above and beyond all other feasts, form the basis of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_liturgical_calendar Orthodox liturgical year,] which begins on September 1. Each feast is preceded by a time of fasting.		* [http://orthodoxwiki.org/Great_Feasts Twelve Great Feasts,] apart from Pascha (the death and resurrection of Jesus), which is above and beyond all other feasts, form the basis of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_liturgical_calendar Orthodox liturgical year,] which begins on September 1. Each feast is preceded by a time of fasting.
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	* The [[Transfiguration]] (6 August)		* The [[Transfiguration]] (6 August)
	* The Dormition (Falling Asleep) of the Theotokos (15 August)		* The Dormition (Falling Asleep) of the Theotokos (15 August)

			== References ==
			<references />

			== Links ==
			* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthodox_Christianity ''Wikipedia,'' "Orthodox Christianity."]
			* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_Church ''Wikipedia,'' "Eastern Orthodox Church."]
			* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_Orthodox ''Wikipedia,'' "Oriental Orthodox."]
			* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Rite_Orthodoxy ''Wikipedia,'' "Western Rite Orthodoxy."]
			* [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11329a.htm ''Catholic Encyclopedia,'' "Orthodox Church."]

	[[Category:Liturgical Year]]		[[Category:Liturgical Year]]

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	The original sacred language of Christianity was Greek, not Latin. All of the books of the New Testament were written or preserved in Greek. The first eight [[ Councils of the Church]] were all held in Greek territory under the patronage of the Roman Emperor, whose capital was in Constantinople after 325 AD.		The original sacred language of Christianity was Greek, not Latin. All of the books of the New Testament were written or preserved in Greek. The first eight [[ Councils of the Church]] were all held in Greek territory under the patronage of the Roman Emperor, whose capital was in Constantinople after 325 AD.

	* [http://~~en.wikipedia~~.org/~~wiki/Great_Feasts_of_the_Orthodox_Church~~ Twelve Great Feasts], apart from Pascha (the death and resurrection of Jesus), which is above and beyond all other feasts, form the basis of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_liturgical_calendar Orthodox liturgical year,] which begins on September 1. Each feast is preceded by a time of fasting.		* [http://orthodoxwiki.org/Great_Feasts Twelve Great Feasts,] apart from Pascha (the death and resurrection of Jesus), which is above and beyond all other feasts, form the basis of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_liturgical_calendar Orthodox liturgical year,] which begins on September 1. Each feast is preceded by a time of fasting.

	The Twelve Great Feasts celebrate major historical events in the lives of Jesus Christ or the Theotokos (Greek, ''"Mother of God"''). Of these, three are in the Paschal Cycle:		The Twelve Great Feasts celebrate major historical events in the lives of Jesus Christ or the Theotokos (Greek, ''"Mother of God"''). Of these, three are in the Paschal Cycle: