| Patriarchal Cathedral of Saint George in Istanbul | |
| Type | Eastern Christian |
|---|---|
| Theology | Eastern Orthodox theology, Palamism |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Structure | Communion |
| Primus inter pares | Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I |
| Language | Koine Greek, Church Slavonic, Latin and others |
| Liturgy | Byzantine and Western |
| Founder | Jesus Christ, according to Eastern Orthodox tradition |
| Origin | 1st century Holy Land, Roman Empire |
| Separations | Old Believers (17th century) True Orthodoxy (1920s) |
| Members | 260 million[1] |
| Other name(s) | Eastern Orthodox Church (very common), Orthodox Church, Orthodox Christian Church |
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