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Eastern Orthodoxy in France is the totality of all Eastern Orthodox churches in France. According to a 2020 survey, Eastern Orthodox Christians made up 1% of the French population. [ 1 ]
The Orthodox Catholic Church of France (L'ECOF, French: Église catholique orthodoxe de France), also known as the Orthodox Church of France (French: Église orthodoxe de France), [1] is an Eastern Orthodox church mostly in France comprising two dioceses [2] and using a reconstruction of the Gallican Rite. [3]
Christianity first spread in the predominantly Greek-speaking eastern half of the Roman Empire.The Apostles traveled extensively throughout the empire, establishing communities in major cities and regions, with the first community appearing in Jerusalem, followed by communities in Antioch, Ethiopia and others.
The percentage of Christians in Turkey, home to an historically large and influential Eastern Orthodox community, fell from 19% in 1914 to 2.5% in 1927, [20] due to genocide, [21] demographic upheavals caused by the population exchange between Greece and Turkey, [22] and the emigration of Christians to foreign countries (mostly in Europe and ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 December 2024. Second-largest Christian church This article is about the Eastern Orthodox Church as an institution. For its religion, doctrine and tradition, see Eastern Orthodoxy. For other uses of "Orthodox Church", see Orthodox Church (disambiguation). For other uses of "Greek Orthodox", see Greek ...
The persecution of Eastern Orthodox Christians is the religious persecution which has been faced by the clergy and the adherents of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Eastern Orthodox Christians have been persecuted during various periods in the history of Christianity when they lived under the rule of non-Orthodox Christian political structures. In ...
The Eastern Orthodox Church in France is represented by several communities and ecclesiastical jurisdictions. Traditionally, Eastern Orthodox Christians in France are mainly ethnic Greeks, Russians, Romanians, Bulgarians, Serbs, Ukrainians and Georgians, but there are also some ethnic French converts to Eastern Orthodoxy.
Archbishops of Orthodox parishes of Russian tradition in Western Europe (8 P) Pages in category "Eastern Orthodoxy in France" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.