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Tensions between the Greek-speaking East and the Latin-speaking West grew over centuries due to cultural, political, and theological differences.

In the 9th and 10th centuries, Cyril and Methodius brought Orthodoxy to the Slavic peoples, leading to the eventual conversion of Russia in 988 AD. The Orthodox Church: An Introduction to its His...

📍 If you’d like to dive deeper, let me know: Its history began in Jerusalem on the Day of Pentecost

The Orthodox Church views itself as the continuation of the original Church founded by Jesus Christ. Its history began in Jerusalem on the Day of Pentecost. For the first thousand years of Christianity, the East and West were generally united under the "Pentarchy"—five major episcopal sees: Rome, Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem. The Great Schism (1054) A dispute over the Western addition of "and

The central goal of life is "divinization"—becoming more like God through grace and participation in the life of the Church.

A dispute over the Western addition of "and the Son" to the Nicene Creed.