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| Field | Eastern Orthodox Christianity |
|---|---|
| Type | Church family |
| Origin | 1st millennium onward Eastern Mediterranean |
| Overview | Eastern Orthodox Christianity is a family of self-governing churches in communion through a shared Byzantine theological, liturgical, and canonical inheritance. |
| History | Its present shape was formed over the first millennium, including the growing separation between Rome and Constantinople, while its churches developed in Greek, Slavic, Arabic, Romanian, Georgian, and other settings. |
| Beliefs and emphases | It confesses the Nicene faith, receives the seven ecumenical councils in its tradition, and often emphasises theosis, conciliarity, patristic continuity, and sacramental life. |
| Worship and practice | The Divine Liturgy, icons, fasting, feast cycles, confession, and monastic spirituality are central features across its churches, with local variation. |
| Organisation and life | It consists of autocephalous and autonomous churches; the precise recognition of jurisdictions can be disputed and should be maintained from current official sources. |
| Broader traditions | Christianity |
| Variants | — |
| Related | — |
| Contrasting positions | — |