| Russian colonization of the Americas Russian colonization of the Americas proceeded in several places. Russian_colonization_of_the_Americas
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| Nestorius Nestorius (in Greek:Νεστόριος; c. 386c. 451) was Archbishop of Constantinople from 10 April 428 to 22 June 431. He was accused by his political enemy Cyril of Alexandria of a heresy that later bore his name, Nestorianism, because he objected to the popular practice of calling the Virgin Mary the "Mother of God" theotokos; he instead preached that "Mother of Christ" would be more fitting. Nestorius
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| Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople Aristocles Spyrou / Αριστοκλής Σπύρου) (March 25, 1886 - July 7, 1972) was the 268th Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1948 to 1972. Patriarch_Athenagoras_I_of_Constantinople
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| Jesus Prayer The Jesus Prayer (Η Προσευχή του Ιησού) or "The Prayer" (Euchee, GreekPrayer of the Heart (Καρδιακή Προσευχή) and "Prayer of the Mind (Nous)" (Νοερά Προσευχή), is a short, formulaic prayer often uttered repeatedly. It has been widely used, taught and discussed throughout the history of the Eastern Churches. The exact words of the prayer have varied from the simplest possible involving Jesus' name to the more common extended form Jesus_Prayer
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| Salisbury Cathedral Salisbury Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Salisbury, England, considered one of the leading examples of Early English architecture. Salisbury_Cathedral
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| Mary (mother of Jesus) Mary (Aramaic, Hebrew:Maryām Miriam Arabic:Maryam), usually referred to by Christians as the Virgin Mary or Saint Mary , was a Jewish woman of Nazareth in Galilee, identified in the New Testament as the mother of Jesus of Nazareth. Muslims also refer to her as the Virgin Mary or Sitna Mariam which means Our Lady Mary. Mary_(mother_of_Jesus)
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| Didymus the Blind Didymus the Blind (ca. 313 – ca.398) was an ecclesiastical writer of Alexandria whose famous catechetical school he led for about half a century.Although he became blind at the age of four, before he had learned to read, he succeeded in mastering the whole gamut of the sciences then known. Upon entering the service of the Church he was placed at the head of the Catechetical School of Alexandria, where he lived and worked. He counted among his pupils Jerome and Rufinus. Didymus_the_Blind
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| Gildas Saint Gildas (c. 516 – 570) was a 6th century British cleric. He is one of the best-documented figures of the Christian church in the British Isles during the 6th century. His renowned learning and literary style earned him the designation Gildas Sapiens (Gildas the Wise). Gildas
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| Autocephaly Autocephaly, in hierarchical Christian churches and especially Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches, is the status of a hierarchical church whose head bishop does not report to any higher-ranking bishop. When an ecumenical council or a high-ranking bishop, such as a patriarch or other primate, releases an ecclesiastical province from the authority of that bishop while the newly independent church remains in full communion with the hierarchy to which it then ceases to belong, the council or primate is granting autocephaly. Autocephaly
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| Erie, Pennsylvania Erie,_Pennsylvania
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| Orthodox Church in America The Orthodox Church in America (OCA) is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church in North America. Its primate is Metropolitan Jonah (Paffhausen), who was elected on November 12, 2008, and was formally installed on December 28, 2008. The OCA's headquarters are located in Syosset, New York and consists of more than 700 parishes, missions, communities, monasteries and institutions located primarily in the United States and Canada. Orthodox_Church_in_America
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| Cyril of Alexandria Talk:Cyril_of_Alexandria
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| Basil of Caesarea Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great, (330 – January 1, 379) () was the bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia, Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). He was an influential 4th century Christian theologian and monastic. Theologically, Basil was a supporter of the Nicene faction of the church, in opposition to Arianism on one side and the followers of Apollinaris of Laodicea on the other. Basil_of_Caesarea
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| Francis Schaeffer Francis August Schaeffer (30 January 1912 15 May 1984) Francis_Schaeffer
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| Canonical hours Canonical hours are divisions of time, developed by the Christian Church, serving as increments between the prescribed prayers of the daily round. A Book of Hours contains such a set of prayers.In the West, canonical hours may also be called offices, since they refer to the official set of prayer of the Roman Catholic Church that is known variously as the Divine Office (from the Latin officium divinum meaning "divine service" or "divine duty"), and the Opus Dei (meaning in Latin, "Work of God"). Canonical_hours
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| Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople Ecumenical_Patriarchate_of_Constantinople
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| Tikhon of Zadonsk Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk (1724 - 1783) was a Russian Orthodox bishop and spiritual writer who has been glorified (canonized) a saint of the Orthodox Church.He was born in the village of Korotsk, in the Novgorod region, Russia. He was tonsured a monk at the age of thirty-four. Tikhon_of_Zadonsk
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| List of Coptic Orthodox Popes of Alexandria Talk:List_of_Coptic_Orthodox_Popes_of_Alexandria
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