| Apostolic succession Apostolic succession is the doctrine in some of the more ancient Christian communions that the succession of bishops, in uninterrupted lines, is historically traceable back to the original Twelve Apostles Within Catholic Christianity it "is one of four elements which define the true Church of Jesus Christ" and legitimizes the existing sacramental offices, as it is considered necessary for a bishop to perform legitimate or "valid" ordinations of priests, deacons, and other bishops. Apostolic_succession
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| Council of Chalcedon The Council of Chalcedon is believed to have been the fourth ecumenical council of the Christian churches of the time. It was held from 8 October to 1 November 451 at Chalcedon (a city of Bithynia in Asia Minor), today the district of Kadıköy on the Asian side of the Bosphorus, incorporated into the city of Istanbul.In 325, the first ecumenical council (First Council of Nicaea) verified through Scripture that Christ was God, "consubstantial" with the Father, against Arius's contention that he was a created being. Council_of_Chalcedon
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| Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria Coptic_Orthodox_Church_of_Alexandria
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| Church of the Holy Sepulchre Church_of_the_Holy_Sepulchre
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| Eastern Orthodox Church Talk:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
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| Eastern Orthodox Church organization Eastern_Orthodox_Church_organization
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| Filioque Filioque, Latin for "and (from) the Son", was added in Western Christianity to the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed. This insertion emphasizes that Jesus, the Son, is of equal divinity with God, the Father, while the absence of it in Eastern Christianity emphasizes that the Father is the only one cause of the two other persons. Et in Spiritum Sanctum, Dominum, et vivificantemFilioque procedit. (And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, and giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son.) Filioque
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| Filioque Talk:Filioque
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| History of Christianity The history of Christianity concerns the Christian religion and the Christian Church, from the ministry of Jesus and his Twelve Apostles and the Great Commission, to contemporary times and denominations. Christianity is an Abrahamic religion. It differs most significantly from the others in the claim that Jesus Christ is God the Son. History_of_Christianity
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| Herman of Alaska Saint Herman of Alaska (born 1756 or 1760 in Serpukhov, Russia – died December 13 or November 15, 1837 on Spruce Island, Alaska) was one of the first Eastern Orthodox missionaries to the New World, and is considered by Orthodox Christians to be the patron saint of the Americas. Herman_of_Alaska
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| Justinian I Talk:Justinian_I
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| Original sin Talk:Original_sin
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| Olga of Kiev Saint Olga (, also called Olga Prekrasa (Ольга Прекраса), or Olga the Beauty, Old Norse:Helga; born c. 890 died July 11, 969, Kiev) was a ruler of Kievan Rus as regent (945-c. 963) for her son, Svyatoslav. Olga_of_Kiev
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| Raphael of Brooklyn Raphael of Brooklyn (November 20, 1860 – February 27, 1915), also known as Father Raphael, was born as Raphael Hawaweeny () in Beirut, Lebanon, of Damascene Syrian parents. He was first educated at the Damascus Patriarchal School that had become the leading Greek Orthodox institution of higher learning in the Middle-East under the leadership of Saint Joseph of Damascus. Raphael_of_Brooklyn
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| Problem of evil In the philosophy of religion and theology, the problem of evil is the question of whether evil exists and, if so, why. The question particularly arises in religions that propose the existence of a deity who is omnibenevolent while simultaneously also being omnipotent, and omniscient; attempts to resolve the question under these contexts has historically been one of the prime concerns of theodicy. The problem is also relevant to certain polytheistic traditions involving many gods. Problem_of_evil
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| The Screwtape Letters Screwtape redirects here. For the musical project "Screwtape", see Drew McDowall.The Screwtape Letters is a work of Christian apologetics by C. S. Lewis, first published in book form in 1942. The story takes the form of a series of letters from a senior demon, Screwtape, to his nephew, a junior tempter named Wormwood, so as to advise him on methods of securing the damnation of an earthly man, known only as "the Patient." The_Screwtape_Letters
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| John Climacus Talk:John_Climacus
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| Theotokos Theotokos (, translit. Theotókos) is the Greek title of Mary, the mother of Jesus used especially in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches. Its literal English translations include God-bearer and the one who gives birth to God. Theotokos
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| Russian Orthodox Church Russian_Orthodox_Church
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