Holidays
What holiday do Eastern Orthodox people fast 40 days for?
Easter
Who is in the Holy Trinity?
The father, the son, and the Holy Spirit
How many Archbishops are there in the United States?
11
If one person is Eastern Orthodox and the other isn't can they get married in the church?
no
What color do girls where when they are becoming a nun?
blue
What are the two celebrations in the year, where Eastern Orthodox people break the fast at midnight?
Christmas and Easter
What book do they use and read?
KIng James Holy Bible
About how meny priests are there in America?
1166
What is the age of children when they get Baptized when born into a Eastern Orthodox family?
40 days old
How meny members are there in the Eastern Orthodox church right now?
about 300 million
What do Eastern Orthodox people fast from for 40 days?
Meat and dairy
What is Iconology?
Paintings of saints, also paintings of thangs that have in the past of history when Jesus was alive.
What is the order of the ecumenical patriarch council? ( archbishops, priest, patriarch and metropolitans )
Patriarch, metropolitans, archbishops, and then priests
When getting married, what do the connected crowns symbolize?
they symbolize the connection through one another and how they are one now.
When did the Eastern Orthodox and the Catholic faith split?
1054 AD
What is the calendar that Eastern Orthodox churches uses?
The "old calendar"
What place do nuns and monks live at?
Monasteries
What are the rules about priests being married to someone?
They have to be married before even starting there schooling to become a priest.
Can you get the Eucharist at a Catholic church when you are Eastern Orthodox?
no, they don't believe in getting the eucharist when in a catholic church
What place in the world has the most Eastern Orthodox people, and about how meny people?
Russia with about 101.5 million
What is the meaning behind the Priest lighting everyone's candles on Pascha?
"sharing the light of Christ"
What are the Eastern Orthodox Churches known for?
Incense, chanting, there liturgies
Who is one of the Patriarchs right now?
Saba of north America
Can you become Eastern Orthodox later in life, and what do you have to do, to become Eastern Orthodox?
Yes, but you have to go through a process called catechism.
What are 4 of the 7 sacraments of the eastern orthodox faith?
Baptism, chrismation (confirmation), Eucharist, Penance and reconciliation, anointing of the sick, holy orders, and marriage.