2A+Eastern+Orthodox

 __ E a s t e r n O r t h o d o x __ (1) ** Gianna Gibbons &; JennyZuniga & ****Period .2 &Global Studies  **


 * (2) When Pope Leo IX excommunicated the Patriach of Constantinple (the leader Eastern church). In response,the patriach anathematized (condemned) the Pope,and the Christian church has been divided into West ("Roman Catholic") and East ("Greek Orthodox") ever since. **

** (3) Eastern Orthodox is located in byzantine epire ( Greece, Turkey, in Russia)**

** (4) The Orthodox church is organized in several regional auntocephalous ( Goverment by their own head bishops). The releligious authority for orthodox chistianity for orthodox christianity is not the pope an in catholicism,nor the indvidual christian his bible as in protestantism, but the scriptunes as in terpreted by seven ecumenical councils of the church.**

** (5) Orthodox Christians attach great importance to the Bible, the conclusions of the Seven Ecumenical Councils and the right ("Orthodox") belif. However,the Eastern Churches approach religious truth differently than the Western Churches.**

** (6) Eastern Orthodox arose as a distinct branch of Christianity after the 11th century.** **Religously,they had different views on topics such as the use of icons,the nature of the Holy Spirt and the date on which they celebrate Easter.**

**7.** ** Life of a Eastern Orthodox ** **[:** media type="youtube" key="IkTy-3AEjCs" height="283" width="504" align="left"[[image:http://www.templestudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/iconostasis.jpg width="293" height="279" caption="Eastern Orthodox Church"]][[image:http://www.reformation.org/en-eastern-orthodox-empire.jpg width="322" height="243" caption="Eastern Orthodox Locaton"]]