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Paul is a common Latin masculine given name in countries and ethnicities with a Christian heritage (Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Protestantism) and, beyond Europe, in Christian religious communities throughout the world. Paul – or its variations – can be a given name or surname.
Only the emergence of a strong Orthodox power, the Russian Empire, could reinforce during the 18th century the status and prestige of the Church among the elites, and the shared Orthodoxy was a potent factor in the calls for Russian intervention in the Caucasus, to liberate Georgia from Muslim domination.
Georgian Orthodoxy has been a state religion in parts of Georgia since the 4th century, and is the majority religion in that country. The Constitution of Georgia recognizes the special role of the Georgian Orthodox Church in the country's history but also stipulates the independence of the church from the state.
The country has a total area of approximately 67,000 square kilometres (25,900 sq mi), and a population (as of 2014) of 3.7 million people.. In addition, there are a small number of mostly ethnic Russian believers from two dissenter Christian movements: the ultra-Orthodox Old Believers, and the Spiritual Christians (the Molokans and the Doukhobors).
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 Coptic Cross, a symbol of Oriental Orthodoxy. The Orthodox Church is often referred to as Eastern Orthodox Church in order to distinguish it from Oriental Orthodoxy (despite the fact that eastern and oriental are synonyms). The (Eastern) Orthodox Church strives to keep the faith of the seven Ecumenical Councils.
Giorgi (i. e. George) is the most common masculine name in Georgia and is considered to be the patron saint of the country. A Georgian name ( Georgian : ქართული გვარ-სახელი , romanized : kartuli gvar-sakheli ) consists of a given name and a surname used by ethnic Georgians .
Ron Paul (born 1935), American physician and US Representative; father of Rand; Rusty Paul (born 1952), American politician and the 2nd Mayor of Sandy Springs, Georgia; Shermar Paul (born 1997), Canadian rapper, songwriter and record producer known professionally as Night Lovell; Sean Paul (born 1973), Jamaican deejay, singer, and rapper