Russian Orthodox Church The Russian Church or The Moscow Patriarchate (; or Московский Патриархат (the latter designation being another official nameROC Statute, Chapter I, § 2) since 1943; Поместная Российская Православная Церковь before the reinstitution in 1943), also known as the Orthodox Christian Church of Russia, is a body of Christians who constitute an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church under the jurisdiction of the Patriarch of Moscow, in communion with the other Eastern Orthodox Churches. Russian_Orthodox_Church
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople () is the Archbishop of Constantinople — New Rome — ranking as primus inter pares (first among equals) in the Eastern Orthodox communion, which is seen by followers as the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. He has been historically known as the Greek Patriarch of Constantinople, as distinct from the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople. Ecumenical_Patriarch_of_Constantinople
History of the Eastern Orthodox Church The Eastern Orthodox Churches trace their roots back to the Apostles and Jesus Christ. Eastern Orthodoxy reached its golden age during the high point of the Byzantine Empire, and then continued to flourish in Russia after the Fall of Constantinople. History_of_the_Eastern_Orthodox_Church