Russian Orthodox
Moscow's dominant faith
Russian Orthodox refers to the Eastern Orthodox Christian church historically centered in Russia, or to its members and practices.
The Russian Orthodox Church traces its origins to the 10th-century conversion of Kievan Rus' and remains one of the largest Orthodox bodies worldwide.
A Russian Orthodox wedding, Russian Orthodox icons.
The term describes both the institution and its distinctive liturgical traditions, architecture, and theology.
Sacramental bread and wine
- vespersEvening devotional service
- matinsLiturgical dawn devotions
- complineDay's final liturgy
- antiphonsAlternating sacred chants
litany · anaphora · alleluia · hymnody · psalmody · incense · censer · Church Slavonic
Deliberate food avoidance
- LentChristian fasting season
- feast daysReligious celebration dates
- monasticismCloistered religious living
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
holy water · Epiphany · vestments · asceticism · nun · monk · name day · blessing
Idealized biographical writing
- ByzantineOf Constantinople's civilization
- frescoesPaintings on fresh plaster
- gold leafUltra-thin decorative metal
- archangelHigh-ranking celestial being
seraphim · cherubim · saints · martyrs · veneration · mural · tempera · halo
Bulb-shaped architectural rooftops
- bliniSlavic buckwheat cakes
- babushkaTriangular cloth head covering
- bell towerStructure housing large chimes
- cathedralBishop's principal church
kremlin · patriarch · czar · Dostoevsky · Tolstoy · Rachmaninoff · wedding crowns · funeral rites
Eucharist
Sacramental bread and wine
antiphons · litany · anaphora · alleluia · hymnody · psalmody · incense · censer · Church Slavonic · kontakion
fasting
Deliberate food avoidance
- LentChristian fasting season
- feast daysReligious celebration dates
- monasticismCloistered religious living
pilgrimage · holy water · Epiphany · vestments · asceticism · nun · monk · name day · blessing · relics
hagiography
Idealized biographical writing
- ByzantineOf Constantinople's civilization
- frescoesPaintings on fresh plaster
- gold leafUltra-thin decorative metal
archangel · seraphim · cherubim · saints · martyrs · veneration · mural · tempera · halo
onion domes
Bulb-shaped architectural rooftops
- bliniSlavic buckwheat cakes
- babushkaTriangular cloth head covering
- bell towerStructure housing large chimes
cathedral · kremlin · patriarch · czar · Dostoevsky · Tolstoy · Rachmaninoff · wedding crowns · funeral rites · baptism
- Orthodox historyGreat Schism, Constantinople, Nicene Creed, Byzantine Empire, Hagia Sophia
- AlaskaFairbanks, Juneau, Denali, Sitka, Kodiak
- ChristianityJesus, Bible, Christ, God, Jesus Christ
- FaithsChristians, Catholics, Buddhists, Hindus, Jews
- religionsChristianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism
- RussiaMoscow, Kremlin, Red Square, Siberia, St. Basil's Cathedral
Russian OrthodoxRoman Catholic
Christian denomination led from Vatican
Protestant · Baptist · Pentecostal · Methodist · Lutheran
Russian OrthodoxRoman Catholic
Christian denomination led from Vatican
unorthodox, orthodox, orthodoxy, Russia, Russian, unorthodoxy, Russians, Eastern Orthodox, Greek Orthodox