Derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites.
1Most of the population of Georgia belongs to the Eastern Orthodox church.
2The Russian Church, like the Eastern Orthodox Church generally, is essentially conservative.
3The Serbs -introduced to the faith by Byzantium -remained Eastern Orthodox.
4According to his Eastern Orthodox religion, a funeral should be held within three days.
5He also met with leaders of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
6Generally, such services on Easter Saturday are more characteristic of the Eastern Orthodox churches.
7Heimbach says he was excommunicated by his Eastern Orthodox church for his racist beliefs.
8If it matters at all, I was raised Eastern Orthodox.
9Resistance was strongest in Protestant and Eastern Orthodox lands.
10The latter area has around 20 monasteries and is an important centre of Eastern Orthodox monasticism.
11It is part of the Eastern Orthodox church.
12It tells how Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches performed gay marriage ceremonies for hundreds of years.
13The majority of the population is Eastern Orthodox, and you will find Orthodox churches dotted throughout the city.
14Every Sunday, the family walked a 10km round trip to attend the service of the Eastern Orthodox Catholic Church.
15After they left the somewhat industrial city of Pilsen, there was nothing but small villages, cows, and Eastern Orthodox-inspired churches.
16Eventually three outstanding theologians of Cappadocia in eastern Turkey came up with a solution that satisfied the Eastern orthodox church.
Translations for eastern orthodox