Russian Orthodox Church (redirected from Church of Russia)

Russian Orthodox Church

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The Eastern Orthodox Church that is under the leadership of the patriarch of Russia and has autonomous branches in other countries.

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Russian Orthodox Church

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(Christianity / Eastern Church (Greek & Russian Orthodox)) the national Church of Russia, constituting a branch of the Eastern Church presided over by the Patriarch of Moscow

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Russian Orthodox Church - an independent church with its own Patriarch; until 1917 it was the established church or Russia Eastern Church, Eastern Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox Church, Orthodox Catholic Church, Orthodox Church - derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites