Saints
Though widely beloved for his kindness and generosity, this Mediterranean saint demonstrated his fiery zeal when he slapped Arius during the first ecumenical council
St. Nicholas of Myra
This mountain, located on a peninsula in northeastern Greece, is home to many monastics and considered a Holy Mountain
Mt. Athos
Added to the Nicene Creed in order to affirm the divinity of the Holy Spirit
"And (We believe) in the Holy Spirit, the Lor...."
Known as the Father of Ascetism
St. Anthony the Great
The current Patriarch of the Russia Orthodox Church
Patriarch Kirill
This heresy holds that the Logos of God inhabited a human Jesus "as in a temple", necessitating Mary to be called Christotokos instead of Theotokos
Nestorianism
Serving in Northwestern Russia, this charismatic priest of the 1800's was said to server communion to thousands of communicants daily
St. John of Krondstradt
Considered one of Christianity's most holy locations, the keys to this Church are actually held by a Muslim family, an arrangement established to ease the tension between the various Christian denominations vying for control of the site
Church of the Holy Sepulcher
This heresy holds that while Jesus Christ is the highest of all created being, he is still a creature
Arianism
Believed to be a disciple of John the Evangelist, this early church father called himself Theophorus (God Bearer) before being martyred by lion in the Roman Colosseum
Ignatius of Antioch
A "one-sided" schism began between these 2 patriarchates in 2018, over the question of who can grant autocephalously to the churches in modern day Ukraine
Moscow and Constantinople
Refuted by the 6th ecumenical council in 680, this heresy holds that Jesus had 2 natures, but only a single, divine will
Monothelitism
Sometimes called the "New Chrysostom", this Serbian bishop immigrated to the United States after World War 2, where he would occasionally teach at both St. Vladimir and St. Tikhon seminaries
St. Nikolai Velimirovic
Largest church in the Middle East and Africa
Coptic
Giving deference to the skilled astronomers found in the city, the First Ecumenical Council awarded this title to the Patriarch of Alexandria after the see's practice of calculating Pascha was universally adopted.
Master of the Universe