Consecrations in Eastern Christianity can refer to either the Sacred Mystery (Sacrament) of Cheirotonea (Ordination through laying on of hands) of a bishop...

devoted, and sacred. A synonym for consecration is sanctification; its antonym is desecration. In Christianity, consecration means "setting apart" a person...

or service. Consecration or Consecrate may also refer to: Consecration in Christianity Consecration in Eastern Christianity Consecration: The Final Recordings...

parts of Eastern Christianity. Within Byzantine Rite Lutheranism, the calendar of saints includes persons esteemed in Eastern Christianity, such as John...

Among Eastern Orthodox and Eastern-Rite Catholic Christians, holy water is blessed in the church and given to the faithful to drink at home when needed...

Western Christianity is one of two subdivisions of Christianity (Eastern Christianity being the other). Western Christianity is composed of the Latin Church...

entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance...

range of cultural, devotional, and canonical practices that developed in the Eastern Christian church of Constantinople. The canonical hours are extended...

In the practice of Christianity, canonical hours mark the divisions of the day in terms of fixed times of prayer at regular intervals. A book of hours...

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Keep Silence is also popular in the Roman Catholic Latin rite as an alternative to the spoken communion antiphon. Christianity portal Anaphora (liturgy)...

that will be celebrated in the coming week. The exact same ceremonies and actions accompany the preparation and consecration of the extra lambs, as the...

Eastern Orthodox worship in this article is distinguished from Eastern Orthodox prayer in that 'worship' refers to the activity of the Christian Church...

Patriarch Theodore Balsamon, the Byzantine Rite became the only rite in the Eastern Orthodox Church, remaining so until the 19th- and 20th-century reintroduction...

romanized: mnogaya leta) is a solemn encomium chanted in the liturgy of the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches. In the Roman rite, it is the equivalent of...

Christianity has been, historically, a Middle Eastern religion with its origin in Judaism. Eastern Christianity refers collectively to the Christian traditions...

The Blackwell Companion to Eastern Christianity. Malden, Mass: Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 361–2. ISBN 9781444333619. "The Fraction in The Coptic Orthodox Liturgy"...

of Eastern Orthodox Christianity states: "The Greek term metousiosis, which is comparable to the Latin transsubstantiatio, does appear in [Eastern] Orthodox...

a service of the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches consisting of an aggregation of the canonical hours of Compline (in Greek usage only)...

majority of the population in 157 countries and territories. Christianity remains culturally diverse in its Western and Eastern branches, and doctrinally...

Gregory's consecration by Leontius at Caesarea during a church council in 314. However, the history of Agathangelos depicts the spread of Christianity of Armenia...

of Ukraine Autocephaly of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine Consecration in Eastern Christianity List of bishops of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church...

with the general Eastern theory of consecration by an Epiklesis following Christ's words, is that, being the formula of consecration, it was held too...

decided to establish own bishops as they did in Early Christianity (see Consecration in Eastern Christianity). This did not solve an issue of legitimate bishops...

is one of three major branches of Eastern Nicene Christianity that arose from the Christological controversies in the 5th century and the 6th century...

Eastern Orthodoxy in Guatemala refers to adherents, communities and organizations of Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Guatemala. Many of the Eastern Orthodox...

celebrated on 11 January. His feast day in the Eastern Orthodox Church is also 11 January. Biography portal Christianity portal History portal List of popes...

Christianity developed in the Western and Eastern Christian areas of Europe, Asia and Africa. Though most Eastern-tradition churches are no longer in...

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