Author : Peter Day
Release : 1993
Genre : Religion
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis The Liturgical Dictionary of Eastern Christianity by : Peter Day
Download or read book The Liturgical Dictionary of Eastern Christianity written by Peter Day. This book was released on 1993. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reference contains the liturgical terms used by the Orthodox and Eastern Christian Churches. During its history, Orthodoxy has divided into independent national and social groupings, such as Syrian, Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Greek and Georgian, all recognizing the primacy of the Patriarch of Constantinople. Other churches that variously refused to accept the decisions of the Coucils of Ephesus (431 AD) and Chalcedon (451 AD) are often referred to as the Eastern or Oriental Churches. They include the Coptic, Ethiopian, Armenian, Nestorian and several Syrian Churches. The Maronite and Uniate Churches, which recognize the primacy of Rome, are also known as Eastern Churches.