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- The term Oriental Orthodoxy refers to the communion of Eastern Christian Churches that recognize only the first four ecumenical councils—the ...11 KB (1,534 words) - 01:18, 18 November 2022
- Eastern Christianity refers collectively to the Christian traditions ... a single common religious tradition or communion. In particular, the Eastern ...12 KB (1,717 words) - 17:40, 12 February 2024
- human authority, yet usually remains in communion with other affiliated churches ... although his church remains in full communion with the other Eastern ...9 KB (1,277 words) - 19:40, 22 August 2023
- It is the sixty-fourth book of the Christian Bible—its second-shortest ... the head of the local church for refusing communion to these strangers and ...7 KB (1,190 words) - 18:35, 30 April 2023
- quot; of Christ. It is also known as Holy Communion. Christians generally ... * "Communion" (from Latin communio, "sharing in common ...18 KB (2,814 words) - 04:40, 22 March 2024
- over the question of re-admitting to communion those whose faith had lapsed ... faith and now sought to be readmitted to communion. Nearly two years passed ...10 KB (1,623 words) - 04:04, 26 November 2022
- The Anglican Communion is a world-wide affiliation of Anglican Churches ... The status of full communion means that all rites conducted in one ...25 KB (3,771 words) - 18:08, 27 July 2023
- its king, Æthelbert, had married a Christian Frankish princess named ... Augustine, working toward Christian unity, tried to reach an agreement ...8 KB (1,136 words) - 19:07, 22 December 2022
- The Christian church of Stephen's time was torn by a major schism ... which by this time raged in the Christian churches throughout the ...11 KB (1,719 words) - 00:24, 12 April 2023
- Apostolorum) is an early statement of Christian belief, that is widely ... defined in the later Nicene and other Christian Creeds. This makes it acceptable ...15 KB (2,172 words) - 15:52, 11 August 2023
- Apostles before his death, according to Christian tradition. Described in ... The Last Supper is particularly important in Christian tradition as ...14 KB (2,247 words) - 15:39, 30 April 2023
- the Latin name for England) describes the Christian denominations that follow ... Orthodoxy. Adherents within the Anglican Communion worldwide number around ...21 KB (3,167 words) - 05:52, 28 July 2023
- back to the beginnings of first century Christian thought, and the seven ... Vellian 2001. becoming Hindu in culture, Christian in religion, and ...27 KB (3,937 words) - 22:35, 11 January 2024
- The Eastern Catholic Churches are autonomous Churches in full communion ... Eastern Catholics are in full communion with the Roman Pontiff, and ...27 KB (4,042 words) - 02:32, 1 October 2020
- grace: Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist (Communion), Reconciliation (Penance ... ==Precursors to Christian sacraments== Several ancient practices of ...20 KB (3,310 words) - 20:37, 17 April 2023
- John Bunyan (November 28, 1628 – August 31, 1688), a Christian writer ... Abounding" was to exalt the Christian concept of grace and to ...14 KB (2,215 words) - 04:30, 3 August 2022
- of Christ, one of the most well-known Christian books on devotion. ... sermons, a life of Saint Lydewigis (a Christian woman who remained steadfast ...10 KB (1,599 words) - 22:58, 30 April 2023
- Apostolic succession refers to the Christian practice of appointing ... This doctrine is claimed by the ancient Christian Churches (the Roman ...31 KB (4,731 words) - 02:04, 9 January 2023
- Novatianism was a Christian "heresy" originating in the ... refused such persons readmission to full communion. At stake in the controversy ...17 KB (2,510 words) - 22:16, 16 November 2022
- This situation was mirrored in other Christian communities in the Byzantine ... the Catholic Church. To commemorate this communion, in 1100 Maronite Patriarch ...14 KB (2,092 words) - 16:35, 27 January 2022
- Saint Alban was the first known Christian martyr of Britain. Shortly ... Alban's career as a Christian was extremely brief, being executed ...10 KB (1,607 words) - 19:04, 22 December 2022
- of Faith, and is a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches. ... psalms and paraphrases, supplemented by Christian music. The typical service ...20 KB (2,987 words) - 22:00, 10 December 2023
- numerous persecutions by the new Christian Roman Empire until it finally ... during the last great persecution of the Christian church by Emperor Diocletian ...15 KB (2,298 words) - 17:23, 30 January 2024
- The practice of confession in the Judeo-Christian tradition goes back ... In the Christian churches, confession became a more formalized practice ...20 KB (3,112 words) - 18:56, 15 May 2020
- The word literally means out of communion, or no longer in communion ... and formal proclamation of exclusion from Christian society. In Catholic tradition ...24 KB (3,632 words) - 23:53, 24 March 2024
- Vasco da Gama, seeking preexisting Christian nations in India, discovered ... Three main regional concentrations of Christian population exist, namely ...24 KB (3,424 words) - 21:10, 10 December 2023
- The filioque clause is a heavily disputed part of Christian trinitarian ... (a view that introduced sequence into Christian trinitarianism). The filioque ...16 KB (2,507 words) - 19:46, 26 March 2024
- Catholics to mean only those in full communion with the Bishop of Rome ... sharing a common element, in this case the Christian bishops. ...25 KB (3,755 words) - 21:55, 5 October 2020
- leadership of religious group. Within the Christian Church, the term takes ... In ancient Israel, the culture from which the roots of the Christian ...19 KB (2,961 words) - 11:04, 2 February 2024
- of doctrine, traditionally used in Christian religious teaching. Catechisms ... have been valuable repositories of Christian faith over the ages, containing ...21 KB (3,269 words) - 17:53, 30 November 2023
- In Christian religious practice, infant baptism is the baptism of ... Most Christian denominations accept the doctrine of infant baptism ...16 KB (2,399 words) - 22:37, 5 February 2023
- Carthage, martyr, and an important early Christian writer involved in several ... is no salvation outside of the orthodox Christian Church. ...14 KB (2,280 words) - 19:36, 22 December 2022
- Ecclesiology, in Christian theology, is the study of doctrine pertaining ... for a particular circumstance. Many Christian theologians see the Jewish ...17 KB (2,554 words) - 18:54, 11 March 2024
- origins in both classical philosophy and Christian theology. As a more specifically ... Christian theologians have suggested that the three levels of alienation ...16 KB (2,390 words) - 18:22, 21 July 2023
- of the Church to the Byzantine Christian emperor. After the Great ... Great Schism was a tragic instance of the Christian Church's inability ...19 KB (2,956 words) - 07:37, 4 January 2024
- debates and struggles within the early Christian community. ... cross or the sacraments of baptism and communion. Instead, it portrays Jesus ...20 KB (3,346 words) - 20:09, 11 September 2021
- is the official name for the largest Christian church in Egypt. The Church ... contribution to the development of early Christian monasticism and for its ...24 KB (3,712 words) - 21:25, 4 May 2020
- This later enabled the Anglican Communion to become a type of ecclesiastical ... He was also interested to know more about Christian in the East and ...19 KB (2,977 words) - 11:10, 10 May 2023
- :This article is about the Christian sacrament of Baptism. For similar ... usually associated with admission to a Christian church. Although the primary ...24 KB (3,694 words) - 07:45, 20 September 2023
- Lupercalia, which was replaced with the Christian holiday of Candlemas. ... month of February—was replaced with a Christian festival celebrating the ...12 KB (1,830 words) - 06:35, 18 April 2024
- used in other churches in the Anglican Communion. It replaced the four Latin ... characteristics of the Anglican communion. == History == ...28 KB (4,558 words) - 07:25, 17 November 2023
- Montanism was an early Christian sectarian movement beginning in the ... put a virtual end to the tradition of Christian prophecy and ecstatic worship. ...17 KB (2,439 words) - 21:12, 9 November 2022
- decisions that would help build the Christian social group into a worldwide ... as to discontinue the Holy Sacrament of Communion due to its necessity of ...9 KB (1,475 words) - 16:14, 3 December 2023
- A deacon is a Christian church office generally associated with service ... in the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion. ...20 KB (3,190 words) - 19:56, 22 May 2020
- Arius (256 - 336 C.E., poss. in North Africa) was an early Christian ... as Christie-Murray comments 'Every Christian shopkeeper became a theologian ...24 KB (3,928 words) - 02:41, 15 August 2023
- to condemn Arius, and they were in communion with Bishop George of Alexandria ... reports that bishops and wealthy Christian ladies were obliged to ...14 KB (2,196 words) - 11:07, 13 February 2022
- not, and other Churches of the Anglican Communion do not make such a requirement. ... The articles were not intended as a complete statement of the Christian ...23 KB (3,516 words) - 18:36, 30 April 2023
- especially and primarily within the Christian faith. The "Ecumenical ... of Roman Emperors to clarify matters of Christian theology and doctrine. ...23 KB (3,375 words) - 18:04, 12 February 2024
- ) is the common name of a brief early Christian treatise (c. 50–160 ... instructive as a window into the early Christian community and their struggles ...25 KB (3,964 words) - 14:24, 29 January 2024
- Transubstantiation (in Latin, transsubstantiatio) is a Christian doctrine ... bread or wine on the floor during the sacrament of Communion. ...30 KB (4,681 words) - 02:14, 2 May 2023
- part of Catholic Mass, the Anglican Holy Communion service, the Lutheran mass ... attribute the term to Western and Judeo-Christian traditions, music accompanying ...20 KB (3,074 words) - 20:52, 3 November 2022
- E.) was a virgin martyr and saint of the Christian church. Also known as Saint ... other than that she was executed as a Christian at age 12 or 13. Later ...11 KB (1,796 words) - 06:46, 16 June 2023
- |feast_day= August 31 (Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Communion) ... to its indigenous religion, bastions of Christian thought continued to thrive ...14 KB (2,123 words) - 19:03, 22 December 2022
- Whether or not Jesus himself ever intended it, the Christian church ... the fact remains that throughout most of Christian history, the Orthodox Church ...15 KB (2,291 words) - 10:03, 29 July 2022
- miraculous powers. The legend may combine Christian lore with a Celtic myth ... romances, deriving perhaps from some pre-Christian folklore, in the later ...17 KB (2,819 words) - 16:11, 25 January 2023
- leader Alaric. Innocent also restored communion between the apostolic sees ... Rome, he served as the head of the entire Christian church, both East and West ...15 KB (2,270 words) - 11:00, 13 February 2022
- Valerian was reportedly tolerant of the Christian faith until well after ... with the state's policy against the Christian religion, he earned the ...11 KB (1,673 words) - 04:03, 26 November 2022
- they landed. Under duress, the received communion from Acacius in a liturgy ... When the Acoemeti monks, alone at Constantinople, remained in communion ...16 KB (2,523 words) - 18:33, 7 February 2022
- himself for his commitment to Christian monastic ideals, leaving ... Saint Alphege) was born into a noble Christian family in Weston (Somerset). ...11 KB (1,692 words) - 19:03, 22 December 2022
- the trades union movement. His stress on Christian social responsibility was ... Hughes, Maurice founded a movement called Christian Socialism. They had noticed ...29 KB (4,360 words) - 10:32, 11 April 2024
- The Spirit is said to dwell inside every true Christian, each person ... can also be seen in second-century Christian writings such as the Didache ...27 KB (4,354 words) - 11:19, 2 February 2024
- of the Faith, is an ecumenical Christian statement of faith accepted ... based on the Bible as interpreted in Christian Tradition. ...31 KB (3,964 words) - 09:44, 11 March 2023
- ) is one of the oldest continuously functioning Christian monasteries ... by angels. Catherine of Alexandria was a Christian martyr initially sentenced ...14 KB (2,007 words) - 19:14, 22 December 2022
- According to Jerome, Victor was the first Christian author to write ... toward the Christians, perhaps even a Christian herself. One day she summoned ...14 KB (2,181 words) - 04:06, 26 November 2022
- died in exile in the Sardinian mines, for Christian burial. It was also probably ... of Hippolytus was brought back into communion with the main body of the ...11 KB (1,652 words) - 09:39, 24 November 2022
- Original sin is a Christian doctrine describing the first human act ... However, it was not firmly established in Christian tradition until the Pelagian ...17 KB (2,619 words) - 02:15, 18 November 2022
- his divine love for humanity. Depicted in Christian art as a heart shining ... from the domain of mysticism into that of Christian asceticism. Prayers and ...16 KB (2,644 words) - 18:34, 22 December 2022
- of his era. A strong advocate of visible Christian unity, he saw this as God ... He soon became involved in the Student Christian Movement. Attending many ...30 KB (4,685 words) - 22:01, 25 October 2022
- and is depicted as a member of the early Christian community in Jerusalem ... === Non-Christian sources === Celsus, a late second-century Greek philosopher ...30 KB (4,633 words) - 15:58, 7 November 2022
- This was a significant step towards restoring communion between Rome ... a heart attack—but managed to receive communion one last time. He then ...18 KB (2,729 words) - 01:36, 23 November 2022
- March 28, 1930) was a Japanese author, Christian evangelist, essayist, Biblical ... groups deliberately unaffiliated with any Christian denomination, who believed ...16 KB (2,459 words) - 02:49, 5 October 2022
- Roman Catholic Church, and within the Anglican Communion. ... Celtic elements from Ireland and combines Christian and fairy tale elements ...12 KB (1,898 words) - 22:58, 20 November 2023
- The Hussites were a pre-Protestant Christian movement centered on ... The agreement granted the concession of communion in both kinds to ...17 KB (2,645 words) - 21:21, 9 February 2024
- the Three Chapters and breaking off communion with Pelagius I, whom it ... and forcibly compelled him to enter into communion with the "orthodox ...15 KB (2,341 words) - 11:39, 13 February 2022
- quot; a term that is still widely used in Christian spiritual practice today ... show=worksBy St. John of the Cross] Christian Classics Ethereal Library ...11 KB (1,755 words) - 08:11, 3 August 2022
- Old Catholics, and a number of Western Christian groups. ... a tool of the eastern emperor, broke off communion with Rome. This schism ...13 KB (2,025 words) - 17:39, 25 January 2023
- 31, 2007. In contrast to the dominant Christian sects that viewed Jesus ... theologians and writers in the Christian Church, who viewed the ...19 KB (2,894 words) - 18:00, 12 February 2024
- (ca. 335–ca. 394 C.E.) was a Christian bishop and saint. He was ... Gregory's second major contribution to Christian theology was ...19 KB (2,913 words) - 18:10, 31 January 2023
- pleasant flowers… The soul of a true Christian… appeared like such a ... the frontier to church, including opening communion to all who would come. ...24 KB (3,948 words) - 00:21, 4 August 2022
- Calvinism is a system of Christian theology advanced by John Calvin ... Calvinism is also known for some notable experiments in Christian ...20 KB (3,100 words) - 18:38, 25 November 2023
- Ecumenical Council was a meeting of Christian leaders in the Roman Empire ... recognize Flavian's successor. The Christian world also witnessed the ...15 KB (2,236 words) - 08:25, 10 January 2024
- John Calvin (July 10, 1509 – May 27, 1564) was a prominent Christian ... and virtually ruled over an experiment in Christian government, though he did ...41 KB (6,575 words) - 04:41, 3 August 2022
- The Albigenses observed feetwashing in connection with communion, ... After Holy Communion, and before the dismissal, the brethren all go ...15 KB (2,385 words) - 15:11, 5 September 2022
- battle ground between various versions of Christian truth. Discovering that ... of Ávila (died 383) was the first Christian to be executed for heresy ...15 KB (2,335 words) - 20:05, 25 October 2022
- Cathedral and already a prominent Christian figure at home and abroad ... him in the principle of our universal Christian brotherhood, which rises ...18 KB (2,871 words) - 07:02, 18 April 2024
- imbued with the purpose of reviving Christian theology according to the ... adopted a rigoristic position in Christian ethics and criticized their ...17 KB (2,653 words) - 03:32, 8 January 2024
- a term referring to any member of the Christian church, which was seen ... case and effect their restoration to communion with the bishop's ...20 KB (3,117 words) - 06:36, 14 June 2023
- school run by the Sisters of Charity and Christian Instruction in order to ... school run by the Sisters of Charity and Christian Instruction. It was there ...11 KB (1,754 words) - 19:13, 22 December 2022
- Catholics, and a number of other Western Christian groups. ... the things that are proper to it in a communion with the other; then in ...14 KB (2,156 words) - 18:35, 30 April 2023
- in Arpookara. She received First Communion on 27 November 1917. In ... an end to a recent deadly wave of anti-Christian violence: "I urge ...13 KB (1,913 words) - 19:04, 22 December 2022
- of Leinster; and her mother was Brocca, a Christian Pict who had been baptized ... Whether she was raised a Christian or converted, as some accounts ...15 KB (2,296 words) - 23:07, 20 November 2023
- to be sedevacantists and returned to full communion with Rome. ... Those who are known to have returned to full communion with Rome did ...21 KB (3,214 words) - 20:24, 21 December 2023
- a methodical approach to scriptures and Christian living. The term “Methodist” ... Methodism follows the traditional and near-universal Christian belief ...28 KB (4,180 words) - 10:35, 10 March 2023
- in any other way could not claim to be Christian, and advocated the demotion ... Bible. He stressed the Sacrament of Holy Communion as the best way for the ...12 KB (1,851 words) - 21:41, 8 December 2022
- reformers of the relationship between the Christian church and use of military ... added only, "so far as every pious Christian is bound." Stanislav ...28 KB (4,685 words) - 08:56, 1 April 2024
- Most Spiritualists were content to attend Christian churches. Unitarian and ... the appeal of religious movements such as Christian Science. It was at this ...26 KB (3,720 words) - 15:24, 27 April 2023
- Protestantism encompasses forms of Christian faith and practice that ... the vernacular languages. In addition the Christian humanism of the Renaissance ...23 KB (3,274 words) - 08:17, 2 December 2022
- the history and tradition of the early Christian church. ... Hippolytus immediately left the communion of the Roman Church. ...13 KB (2,034 words) - 15:50, 25 January 2023
- are generally accepted as authentically Christian by other communions. ... wavered in this attitude when he offered communion to Deacon Photinus of Thessalonica ...23 KB (3,529 words) - 20:01, 9 November 2022
- of Discipleship have become classics of Christian literature, criticizing ... and several branches of the Anglican Communion, including the Episcopal ...15 KB (2,197 words) - 14:34, 29 January 2024
