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Cyprus is the only Christian majority country in the Middle East, with Christians forming between 76% and 78% of the country's total population, most of them adhering to Eastern Orthodox Christianity. Lebanon has the second highest proportion of Christians in the Middle East, around 40%, predominantly Maronites.
10 de may. de 2024 · Eastern Orthodoxy, one of the three major doctrinal and jurisdictional groups of Christianity. It is characterized by its continuity with the apostolic church, its liturgy, and its territorial churches. Its adherents live mainly in the Balkans, the Middle East, and former Soviet countries.
8 de feb. de 2019 · Orthodox churches in the Middle East are facing their gravest existential threat since the Arab Conquest. The church communities in Christianity’s historic cradle are faced with shrinking flocks due to the lure of immigration, threats of sectarian violence, and increasing societal marginalization.
In the Middle East, Orthodox Christians are usually referred to as Rum ("Roman") Orthodox, because of their historical connection with the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire. Holy mysteries (sacraments) Those things which in the West are often termed sacraments or sacramentals are known among the Eastern Orthodox as the "sacred mysteries".
In the Middle East, Orthodox Christians are usually referred to as Rum ("Roman") Orthodox, because of their historical connection with the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire. Holy mysteries (sacraments) Those things which in the West are often termed sacraments or sacramentals are known among the Eastern Orthodox as the "sacred mysteries".
22 de dic. de 2021 · Studies of Christianity in the Middle East, in contrast, give more attention to the distinctions between Orthodox traditions and divide the region’s indigenous Christian population into five categories: Oriental Orthodox (Coptic Orthodox, Syriac Orthodox, and Armenian Apostolic), the Church of the East (traditionally Syriac liturgy), Eastern Ort...
8 de nov. de 2017 · Meanwhile, there also are substantial populations of Orthodox Christians in the Middle East-North Africa region, mostly in Egypt (an estimated 4 million in 2010), with smaller numbers in Lebanon, Syria and Israel.
