Armenian Apostolic Church - Questions & Answers - Orthodox …
The Armenian Church’s ties with the rest of Christianity were severed after its refusal to accept the Council of Chalcedon in AD 451, although contacts with Byzantium were not completely …
Orthodoxy and Other Confessions - Orthodox Church in America
I have heard disturbing reports that the leaders of our church are fanatical in wanting… Ecumenism & Modernism. Does St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, as well as all …
Return of the Relics of the Apostle Bartholomew from …
The Transfer of the Relics of the Apostle Bartholomew took place at the end of the sixth century. His apostolic activity and martyr’s end are remembered by the Church on June 11. The …
Tomos of Autocephaly - Orthodox Church in America
The Orthodox Church in America. The Mission of The Orthodox Church in America (OCA), the local autocephalous Orthodox Christian Church, is to be faithful in fulfilling the commandment …
The End of Iconoclasm - Orthodox Church in America
In 815, Emperor Leo V the Armenian (r. 813–820) ordered the icons in the churches to be placed above the reach of the faithful so that they could not be honored and kissed. Everyone in the …
Lives of the Saints - Orthodox Church in America
The Transfer of the Relics of the Apostle Bartholomew took place at the end of the sixth century. His apostolic activity and martyr’s end are remembered by the Church on June 11. The …
Common Prayers - The Creed: The Symbol of Faith - Orthodox …
I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the only-begotten, begotten of the …
Ecumenism & Modernism - Orthodox Church in America
The Orthodox Church in America. The Mission of The Orthodox Church in America (OCA), the local autocephalous Orthodox Christian Church, is to be faithful in fulfilling the commandment …
The Legal Background for Capital Punishment - Orthodox Church …
The Orthodox Church, and Christianity in general, accommodates a full range of stances on the issue of capital punishment. Whether for it, against it, or somewhere in between, we can all …
Wonder Blog: On Capital Punishment - Orthodox Church in America
Church buildings throughout the empire became sanctuaries, where persecuted and condemned people could take refuge to seek protection by the Church against the state. In this same …