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| Field | Oriental Orthodox Christianity |
|---|---|
| Type | Church family |
| Origin | 5th century onward Middle East and Africa |
| Overview | Oriental Orthodox Christianity is a communion of ancient churches including Coptic, Armenian, Syriac, Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Malankara traditions. |
| History | The family developed after the fifth-century Christological controversies and receives the first three ecumenical councils: Nicaea, Constantinople, and Ephesus. Its churches developed in African, Armenian, Syriac, and Indian settings. |
| Beliefs and emphases | Its Christological language is commonly described as miaphysite and is rooted especially in the Alexandrian and Cyrilline tradition. The label "Monophysite" should not be used as a blanket description. |
| Worship and practice | Its churches preserve rich liturgical, monastic, devotional, and scriptural traditions in several classical languages. |
| Organisation and life | The family consists of self-governing churches, each with its own hierarchy, canon law, and cultural setting. |
| Broader traditions | Christianity |
| Variants | — |
| Related | — |
| Contrasting positions | — |