History of Eastern Orthodoxy

Eastern Orthodoxy traces its roots to the time of the Gospels.

Chalcedonian Schism

In the 5th century, primarily due to differing viewpoints of the dogmatic definitions from the Council of Chalcedon in 451, the Oriental Orthodox broke away from the Eastern Orthodox faith. The Oriental Orthodox Faiths are the following:

• Coptic Orthodox Church

• Armenian Apostolic Church

• Indian Orthodox Church (Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church)

• Syriac Orthodox Church or Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East

• Armenian Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia

• Tewahedo Orthodox Church, which consists of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church as well as the Eritrean Orthodox Church, both in the African continent.