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About the Orthodox Faith

Learn more about the Orthodox Faith

If the 2,000 year history of the Christian Church tells us anything, it tells us that Christianity is the Church, first and foremost. This page contains a clearing house of good information and clear articles on the beliefs and practices of Christians in the Orthodox Church. Enjoy!


Church Building and Servers

  • The Altar and Its Furnishings
  • The Bells
  • The Candles and Their Symbolism
  • The Church Building
  • The Clergy
  • The Iconostasis
  • The Sacristy and Vestry

Sacraments of the Church

  • Church Mysteries
  • Holy Baptism
  • Holy Chrismation
  • Holy Communion
  • Holy Matrimony
  • Holy Orders
  • Holy Repentance
  • Holy Unction

Orthodox Scripture

  • The Holy Bible
  • The New Testament
  • The Old Testament
  • Used in Church
  • Where to Find

Orthodox Icons

  • Holy Icons
  • Icon Not-Made-By-Hands
  • Icons of the Theotokos

Orthodox Monasticism

  • The Monastic Grades
  • The Monastic Tonsure

Orthodox Prayer

  • Communing with God in Prayer
  • The Church’s Prayer for the Dead

Orthodox Symbolism

  • The Life-Creating Cross
  • The Other Symbols

Orthodox Worship

  • Fasting
  • Fasting Rules
  • Fasting Seasons and Days
  • Glossary of Liturgical Terms
  • Great Lent and Pascha
  • Liturgical Books
  • Liturgical Gestures
  • Liturgical Music
  • Services of the Daily Cycle
  • The Divine Liturgy
  • The Five Cycles

Church History

  • A History of the Orthodox Church
  • Orthodoxy in America
  • Orthodoxy in the World

Feasts of the Church

  • The Feast of Feasts – Pascha
  • The Twelve Great Feasts
  • Various Other Feasts

Orthodox Dogma and Doctrine

  • Holy Tradition
  • The Beatitudes
  • The Christian Ethic
  • The Mother of God
  • The Symbol of Faith
  • The Ten Commandments

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