Eastern Churches — • Eastern Churches depended originally on the Eastern Empire at Constantinople Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Eastern Churches Eastern Churches … Catholic encyclopedia
Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches — This article is part of a series on the Law of the Catholic Church Codes of Canon Law 1983 Code of Canon Law Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches 1917 Code of Canon Law … Wikipedia
The Lesser Eastern Churches — is a book by Adrian Fortescue, published in London in 1913. It contains biographical material relating to the following saints:*Mar AbbaReferences*Holweck, F. G., A Biogrpahical Dictionary of the Saints . St. Louis, MO: B. Herder, 1924 … Wikipedia
Eastern Monasticism — Eastern Monasticism † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Eastern Monasticism (1) Origin The first home of Christian monasticism is the Egyptian desert. Hither during persecution men fled the world and the danger of apostasy, to serve God in… … Catholic encyclopedia
Eastern — East ern, a. [AS. e[ a]stern.] 1. Situated or dwelling in the east; oriental; as, an eastern gate; Eastern countries. [1913 Webster] Eastern churches first did Christ embrace. Stirling. [1913 Webster] 2. Going toward the east, or in the direction … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Eastern Catholic Churches — This article refers to Eastern churches in full communion with the Church of Rome. For other eastern churches, see Church of the East (disambiguation) Part of a series on Eastern Christianity … Wikipedia
Eastern Orthodox Church — Orthodox Catholic Church and Orthodox Christian Church redirect here. For other uses of the term, see Orthodox (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Oriental Orthodox Churches. See also: Eastern Christianity and Orthodoxy by country The… … Wikipedia
Eastern Orthodoxy — the faith, practice, membership, and government of the Eastern Orthodox Church. * * * officially Orthodox Catholic Church One of the three major branches of Christianity. Its adherents live mostly in Greece, Russia, the Balkans, Ukraine, and the… … Universalium
Eastern Christianity — For other uses, see Church of the East. Part of a series on Eastern Christianity … Wikipedia
Eastern rite church — or Eastern Catholic church Any of several Eastern Christian churches that trace their origins to ethnic or national Eastern churches but are united with the Roman Catholic church (see Roman Catholicism). A few of these churches became associated… … Universalium
