| Episcopi vagantes Episcopi vagantes (singular: episcopus vagans) are persons who have been consecrated as Christian bishops outside the structures and canon law of the established churches and are in communion with no generally recognized see; also included are those who have in communion with them a group so small that it appears to exist solely for the alleged bishop's sake.Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (Oxford University Press 2005 ISBN 978-0-19-280290-3), article episcopi vagantes Episcopi_vagantes
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| Nicene Creed The Nicene Creed () is an ecumenical Christian statement of faith accepted in the Eastern Orthodox Church, Assyrian Church of the East, Oriental Orthodox churches, the Roman Catholic Church, the Lutheran Church, the Anglican Communion, and almost all branches of Protestantism, including the Reformed churches, the Presbyterian Church, and the Methodist Church. Nicene_Creed
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| Dating Creation Cultures throughout history have believed the world formed or was formed at some time in the past, so methods of dating Creation have involved analysing scriptures and some physical data. Dating_Creation
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| Greek War of Independence Greek revolutionaries Greek_War_of_Independence
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| Eastern Catholic Churches The Eastern Catholic Churches are autonomous (in Latin, sui iuris) particular Churches in full communion with the Bishop of Rome — the Pope. They preserve the liturgical, theological and devotional traditions of the various Eastern Christian Churches with which they are associated, and between which doctrinal differences exist, in particular between the Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodoxy and the Assyrian Church of the East. Eastern_Catholic_Churches
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| Confirmation Confirmation is a rite of initiation in many Christian Churches, normally in the form of laying on of hands and/or anointing for the purpose of bestowing the Gifts of the Holy Spirit upon them. In some denominations, confirmation bestows full membership in the church upon the recipient. Confirmation
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| Theosis In Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy and Eastern Catholic theology, theosis (written also: theiosis, theopoiesis, theōsis; , meaning divinization, or deification, or making divine) is salvation from unholiness by participation in the life of God. According to this conception, the holy life of God, given in Jesus Christ to the believer through the Holy Spirit, is expressed beginning in the struggles of this life, increases in the experience of the believer through the knowledge of God, and is later consummated in the resurrection of the believer when the power of sin and death, having been fully overcome by God's life, will lose hold over the believer forever. Theosis
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| Theoria Theoria (Greek ) is Greek for contemplation or 'the perception of beauty regarded as a moral faculty' (OED). From within Eastern Orthodox theology it is the 'vision' or 'seeing' of God achieved by the pure of heart who are no longer subject to the afflictions of the passions. Theoria
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| Steven Runciman Sir James Cochran Stevenson Runciman CH (7 July, 1903 – 1 November, 2000), better known as Sir Steven Runciman, was a British mediaeval historian known for his work on the Middle Ages. Steven_Runciman
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| Greek art Greece has a rich and varied artistic history spanning some 5000 years. It began in the Cycladic and Minoan prehistorical civilization, and gave birth to Western classical art in the ancient period (further developing this during the Hellenistic Period). Greek_art
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| Church of Greece Talk:Church_of_Greece
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| Georges Florovsky Georges Vasilievich Florovsky (Russian Георгий Васильевич Флоровский) (August 23, 1893, Odessa - August 11, 1979, United States) was an Eastern Orthodox theologian, historian and pioneering ecumenist. He is considered, along with Sergei Bulgakov, Vladimir Lossky and Dumitru Stăniloae, to be one of the most important Eastern Orthodox theologians of the 20th Century. Georges_Florovsky
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| Infallibility of the Church The Infallibility of the Church is the belief that the Holy Spirit will not allow the Church to err in its belief or teaching under certain circumstances. This belief is held in a variety of forms by different Christian groups, including the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. Infallibility_of_the_Church
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| Codex Claromontanus Codex Claromontanus symbolized by Dp or 06 (Gregory-Aland), is a 6th century manuscript, written in an uncial hand on vellum of the Epistles of Paul and the Epistle to the Hebrews in Greek and Latin on facing pages.Thus it is a "diglot" manuscript, like Codex Bezae Cantabrigiensis. Codex_Claromontanus
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| Patriarch Gregory II of Constantinople Gregory II Cyprius (Greek Γρηγόριος ο Κύπριος) (Lapithos, Cyprus 1241–1290) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople between 1283-1289. Patriarch_Gregory_II_of_Constantinople
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| Saints Cyril and Methodius Talk:Saints_Cyril_and_Methodius
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| John the Apostle Talk:John_the_Apostle
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| Independent Catholic Churches Independent Catholic Churches are Christian denominations (or congregations) which claim apostolic succession for their bishops but are not a part of the Catholic Church, Oriental Orthodoxy, the Eastern Orthodox Churches, the Old Catholic Churches under the Archbishop of Utrecht or the Anglican Communion. Independent Catholic bishops are sometimes referred to as episcopi vagantes ("wandering bishops") because of their lack of affiliation with a larger communion of churches. Independent_Catholic_Churches
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