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	Orthodox Eastern Church. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Orthodox acceptance of the seven councils resulted in the exclusion from their communion, on grounds of heresy, of the Nestorian, Jacobite, Coptic, and Armenian churches; it also involves holding a sacramental doctrine of grace ex opere operato (see grace) and of veneration of the Virgin Mary, two points differentiating the Orthodox from Protestants.
		The number of Orthodox churches recognizing one another as such is indefinite because of the fluid state of the relations of Orthodox bishops in countries to which communicants have emigrated.
		The language of the ritual is Church Slavonic.
	www.bartleby.com /65/or/Orthodox.html (1768 words)

	Eastern Orthodox Church organization - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Eastern Orthodox Churches are a communion comprising the collective body of fourteen or fifteen separate autocephalous hierarchical churches that recognize each other as "canonical" Orthodox Christian churches (there is an essentially political disagreement about whether the number is 14 or 15).
		Disagreement about the answer to that question was one of the causes of the Great Schism in the year 1054, which split the church into the western Roman Catholic Church, headed by the Patriarch of Rome, and the Eastern Orthodox Church, led by the four eastern patriarchs.
		These Churches are resistant to what they perceive as the errors of Modernism and Ecumenism in mainstream Orthodoxy, but they do not consider themselves schismatic; they do refrain from concelebration of the Divine Liturgy with the mainline Orthodox Churches while they remain fully within the canonical boundaries of the Church, i.e.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_Church_organization (851 words)

	Encyclopedia: Russian Orthodox Church
		Thereupon the Russian Church became the successor of Constantinople, and the doctrine of Moscow as the Third Rome signifies its position as the spiritual center of The One, Holy, and Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ.
		Nikon (Ни́кон), born Nikita Minin (1605-1681), was patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church from 1652 to 1658.
		The Catholic Church, on the other hand, while acknowledging the primacy of the Russian Orthodox Church in Russia, believes that the small Catholic minority in Russia, in continuous existence since at least the 18th century, should be served by a fully developed church hierarchy with a presence and status in Russia.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Russian-Orthodox-Church (5818 words)

	Eastern Orthodoxy
		The "Eastern" churches with the largest number of adherents, according to the primary and narrow sense of "Eastern Orthodox", are the Russian and the Romanian Orthodox churches.
		Today the Russian Orthodox Church, in spite of 70 years of persecution under the atheistic government of the USSR, is the largest of the Orthodox Churches.
		In the Catholic Church of the Latin Rite, this was achieved through the use of ecclesiastical Latin; in the Orthodox churches the altar area was kept behind a curtain or other shield called an iconostasis (literally "icon wall"); this was at times adopted by the Holy See as well.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/e/ea/eastern_orthodoxy.html (4354 words)

	Orthodox Eastern Church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The Orthodox agree doctrinally in accepting as ecumenical the first seven councils and in rejecting the jurisdiction of the bishop of Rome (the pope).
		This use of the terms Catholic (obeying the pope) and Orthodox (belonging to one of the Orthodox churches) is not technical, for both groups call themselves both Catholic and Orthodox.
		Orthodox acceptance of the seven councils resulted in the exclusion from their communion, on grounds of heresy, of the Nestorian, Jacobite, Coptic, and Armenian churches; it also involves holding a sacramental doctrine of grace ex opere operato and of veneration of the Virgin Mary, two points differentiating the Orthodox from Protestants.
	d555355.u35.cronys.com /oec.html (1622 words)

	History of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad
		The Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia is that part of the Russian Church which is outside the boundaries of the Russian State, governed at the present time by a Chief Hierarch and a Synod of Bishops chosen by the Sobor of Bishops of the Russian Diaspora.
		Churches began to be closed, clergy were persecuted and murdered, and this turned later into systematic battle against the Church with the aim of exterminating it.
		In all these churches there were also prayers for the suffering brethren in the Homeland, for their deliverance from the atheist regime, and for the repose of those who had been martyred by the regime.
	www.orthodoxinfo.com /ecumenism/roca_history.aspx (5954 words)

	Japanese Orthodox Church -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The Japanese Orthodox Church (日本ハリストス正教会) is an autonomous church of (Click link for more info and facts about Eastern Orthodoxy) Eastern Orthodoxy, under the omophor of the (An independent church with its own Patriarch; until 1917 it was the established church or Russia) Russian Orthodox Church.
		Apart from brief trips, Nikolai stayed in Japan, even during the (Japanese victory in the war with Russia (1904-1905) gave Japan power over Korea and Manchuria) Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905), and spread Eastern Orthodoxy nationwide, being appointed as the first bishop of Japanese Orthodox Church.
		After the Japanese surrender, the Allied occupation had a generous attitude to Christianity, given its predominantly (A native or inhabitant of the United States) American composition.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/ja/japanese_orthodox_church.htm (458 words)

	Holy Orthodox Church of Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		On all major issues the Holy Orthodox Church of Japan is in agreement with other Eastern Orthodox Churches.
		The Church has had to cope with periods of isolation and political struggle, particularly during the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-5 and the two world wars.
		Between 1945 and 1970 the Church was placed under the jurisdiction of the Orthodox Church in America.
	philtar.ucsm.ac.uk /encyclopedia/christ/east/hocj.html (159 words)

	ipedia.com: Japanese Orthodox Church Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The Japanese Orthodox Church is an autonomous churchs of Eastern Orthodoxy, under the omophor of the Russian Orthodox Church.
		The Japanese Orthodox Church (日本ハリストス正教会) is an autonomous churchs of Eastern Orthodoxy, under the omophor of the Russian Orthodox Church.
		In 1861 he was sent by the Russian Orthodox Church to Hakodate, Hokkaido as a priest to a chapel of the Russian Consolate.
	www.ipedia.com /japanese_orthodox_church.html (548 words)

	The Orthodox Web Site for information about the faith, life and worship of the Orthodox Church
		The Japanese had just begun to emerge out of their centuries of xenophobic isolation but not confidently enough to abolish the laws that prescribed deportation for active foreign missionaries and possible death for any Japanese convert.
		The Japanese Church experienced in later years an erosion of its life through the impact of the war between Japan and Russia in 1904 when the saintly bishop refused to take sides and thereby antagonised the narrow-minded of both countries.
		He continued to minister to persecuted Japanese Orthodox Christian communities that were often portrayed as puppets of the Tsar by the Japanese government.
	www.orthodox.clara.net /mission_lecture.htm (3730 words)

	Church of Japan - OrthodoxWiki
		The Church of Japan (日本ハリストス正教会) is an autonomous Orthodox church, whose primate is confirmed by the Church of Russia.
		In 1861 he was sent by the Church of Russia to Hakodate, Hokkaido, as a priest to a chapel of the Russian consulate.
		In 2000 the Russian Orthodox Church canonized Bishop Andronic (Nikolsky) as a saint and martyr.
	www.orthodoxwiki.org /Church_of_Japan (560 words)

	Saints Theodore Orthodox Church - Home
		Orthodox Christianity is the least-known and least-understood of the Christian confessions in
		Orthodox Christianity began at Pentecost and has preserved the Apostolic Tradition "in its teachings, practices and authority" unchanged for 2000 years.
		This is unfortunate, since the Church has always seen Her mission as transforming the world around Her, rather than conforming to it.
	www.ststheodore.org (497 words)

	The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church. The Japanese Orthodox Church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The church is based by works of a Russian missionary - archimandrite, subsequently archbishop Nicholas (Cassation, +1912) who was the apostle of Orthodoxy in Japan.
		He has arrived in Japan in 1861 under the decision of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church, in 1870 founded the Russian Spiritual Mission there and headed it.
		In 1970 Mother - the Russian Orthodox Church gave the Japanese Orthodox Church the autocephaly.
	www.patriarchalexii2.ru /en/history/ourtime/Japanese.html (332 words)

	Encyclopedia: Japanese Orthodox Church
		Saint Basils Cathedral, a well-known Russian Orthodox church situated in Moscow The Russian Orthodox Church (Русская Православная церковь) is that body of Christians who are united under the Patriarch of Moscow, who in turn is in communion with the other patriarchs of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
		Hokkaidō (Japanese: 北海道, literal meaning: North Sea Route, Ainu: Mosir), formerly known as Ezo, is the second largest island of Japan.
		The Orthodox Church in America (OCA/TOCA) is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church, led by Metropolitan Herman.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Japanese-Orthodox-Church (1252 words)

	The Orthodox Church
		In 988, during the reign of the Grand Prince Vladimir, the population of Kiev population was baptized in the Dniper River.
		Other names given to the Church were Catholic, which means "whole" or "all encompassing," meaning that in the Church resides all the Truth and that the Church calls everyone all over the world to salvation, regardless of their nationality or social status.
		The teaching of the Orthodox Church in condensed form took shape in the Symbol of Faith, which was established at the first and second Ecumenical Councils in 325 and 381 (in the cities of Nicea and Constantinople).
	www.orthodoxphotos.com /readings/true/orthodox.shtml (2374 words)

	Orthodox Missions, Lessons from the Past (Conclusion) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The Japanese Orthodox Church is awaiting that joyful day, when she sees her beloved bridegroom in the rank of those equal-to-the-apostles.
		He went to Russia to collect donations for the building of a church, and, primarily on the donation of Tsar Nicholas II from his personal funds, he was able to construct in Buenos Aires a majestic church.
		Although these Orthodox communities did not grow significantly, still, Orthodoxy in those parts burned with a steady flame, and, with the coming of the second wave of emigration, church life responded with the establishment of several dioceses, although numbers were not large.
	www.roca.org /OA/128/128d.htm (3281 words)

	Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia
		Nikolai became the rector of the magnificent Iveron Church, which before the revolution was the church of the Amur Military District.
		There were 26 Orthodox churches in Harbin, of those, 22 real parish churches, a whole network of middle schools and 6 institutions of higher learning.
		More noticeable was the cessation of material support for the Church by the railroad administration and the seizure by the Soviets of a portion of the higher and middle educational institutions in Harbin and Manchuria.
	www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws /english/pages/heritage/metphilaret.html (3570 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The Orthodox Church in Japan is one of the Orthodox Churches in the world.
		He not only mastered the Japanese language completely but was also well versed in Japanese culture as well as religion by the time he began his mission.
		However, the relationship with the Mother Church was resumed when the Metropolia proposed that the Japanese Church receive the Holy Autonomous status from her.
	www2.gol.com /users/ocj/TheOrthodoxChurchinJapan.htm (607 words)

	Russian Orthodox Church in Korea (abroad)
		The official Publication of the Australian and New Zealand Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia.
		I believe that the most important and unique mission of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR) in Korea is to spread the spirituality of the early Church Fathers and the Holy Tradition of Orthodoxy.
		Our St. Anna Church is located in Samchuk city, which is 33 kilometers south of the port of Donghae, the largest port on the east coast.
	www.korthodox.org /eng/KOM.html (2033 words)

	Kanda, Tokyo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kanda is also the home of the Tokyo Resurrection Cathedral which was built by Nikolai of Japan and is the main Cathedral of the Japanese Orthodox Church.
		A popular Japanese television series, Zenigata Heiji, features a fictitious police patrolman (the title character) whose beat is Kanda.
		Near the end of every show, Heiji fells the dastardly villain by throwing a coin at him.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kanda (167 words)

	Japanese Orthodox Church Delegation to Attend Kremlin Divine Service
		MOSCOW, SEPTEMBER 6, 2003 -- Metropolitan Daniel (Nushiro) of Tokyo and All Japan is to attend a patriarchic divine service in the Kremlin, as well as yet another service near a monument to prince St. Daniel of Moscow, here today.
		A Japanese Orthodox Church delegation headed by Metropolitan Daniel arrived in Moscow on September 4, the Moscow patriarchy told RIA Novosti.
		Muscovites are celebrating the Moscow Day on September 6; for its own part, the Russian Orthodox Church is marking yet another anniversary of transferring the holy relics of St. Peter, metropolitan of Moscow, to the Kremlin's newly-built cathedral of the Assumption in 1479.
	nyjtimes.com /Stories/2003/0903JapaneseOrthodoxRus.htm (226 words)

	Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Gregory Hallam, St. Aidan’s Orthodox Church, Manchester, U.K. (excerpted from a talk given by Fr.
		I believe that there is, in the person and in the work of Nicholas Kasatkin, the now glorified St. Nicholas of Japan, evangeliser of that country, who lived from 1836 to 1912.
		988: Prince Vladimir and Olga establish the Kyivan Orthodox Church in Rus.
	www.uocc.ca /blahovist.2003-17.html (2715 words)

	Russo-Japanese War -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		autonomous body of the Eastern Orthodox church, in canonical relation with the patriarchate of Moscow, which confirms the election of the metropolitan of Tokyo.
		The Japanese Orthodox church was created by the efforts of an outstanding missionary, Nikolay Kasatkin (1836–1912), who became the first Orthodox archbishop of Japan and was canonized a saint in 1970.
		An extended bibliography of Japanese cinema during the pre-World War II era is provided, as well as one dedicated solely to a documentary on the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9276823 (944 words)

	News - 13-3-2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Peter (Ariharu) the Bishop of Yokohama and the Auxiliary Bishop of Tokyo Diocese was elected the new Archbishop of Tokyo and Metropolitan of Japan at the regular session of the Region Assembly of the Japanese Orthodox Church, held from March 3 to 5 in Tokyo.
		Cyril the Metropolitan of Smolensk and Kaliningrad and the President of the External Church Affairs Department of the Moscow Patriarchate attended, in the name of the Russian Orthodox Church, this session of the Region Assembly, which is the head management body of the Japanese Orthodox Church.
		The Cathedral of Christ's Resurrection in Tokyo, called "Nikolai-do" (Nikolai's house) in honour of St. Nikolai Kasatkin, educator and missionary of Japan, is one of the most beautiful Orthodox Churches in the world.
	www.spc.yu /News/13-3-00_e2.html (238 words)

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		On Saturday, November 12th there will be a Deanery Altar Boy retreat at Holy Ghost Orthodox Church in Manville, NJ.
		Membership to the parish is open to all Orthodox Christians who regularly attend the Services.
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