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By: Younjun Sung. Russian Orthodox Religion. History. Founded by Apostle Andrew Developed in Kiev Kievan nobility and Greek/Byzantine priests Princess Olga of Kiev Vladimir the Great Great Schism. Structure. Second largest after Roman Catholic Church among Christian churches
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By: Younjun Sung Russian Orthodox Religion
History • Founded by Apostle Andrew • Developed in Kiev • Kievan nobility and Greek/Byzantine priests • Princess Olga of Kiev • Vladimir the Great • Great Schism
Structure • Second largest after Roman Catholic Church among Christian churches • Hierarchical structure • Parishes headed by priest • Eparchy governed by bishop • Councils • Holy Synod • Patriarch of Moscow
Structure Cont’d • Church & State • Byzantine emperors • Council of Ministers to respond to emperor • Holy Synod control of educational establishments and judicial powers • Now secular, but maintains solidarity
Practice • Liturgical worship • Devotion to icons, power of supernatural (reverence not directed to relics themselves) • Defining individual sacred places
Beliefs • Personal experience of truth • Holy Scripture + Holy Tradition • Holy Trinity • Predestination • Salvation
Connections • PyotrPetrovitch – “..if I were told ‘love thy neighbor’; what came of it?...love yourself before all men, for everything in the world rests on self-interest.” (150) • Social hierarchy • Sonya • “Raskol”