Istoria Biserici Ortodoxe May 2026

was strictly defended at the Seventh Council (787 AD), cementing visual art as a core component of Orthodox theology and worship. The Great Schism of 1054

🏛️ Foundational Paper Text: The History of the Orthodox Church The Apostolic Foundation Istoria Biserici Ortodoxe

The Apostolic Age and the rise of the Pentarchy. was strictly defended at the Seventh Council (787

Tensions gradually mounted between the Greek-speaking East and the Latin-speaking West. Disagreements over papal supremacy and the Filioque clause (the insertion of "and the Son" into the Creed by the Western Church) led to the Great Schism in 1054. This event formally divided the Chalcedonian Church into the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. Captivity and Expansion Istoria Biserici Ortodoxe

Definition of Orthodoxy and its claim to apostolic succession.