The Oriental Orthodox Communion refers to the churches of the Eastern Christian traditions that agree with only the first three [[ecumenical councils]] but reject the the fourth ecumenical council, the [[Council of Chalcedon]]. These churches include the [[Armenian Apostolic Church]], the [[Coptic Orthodoxy|Coptic Church]] and the [[Syriac Orthodox Church]]. Thus, despite the potentially confusing name, Oriental Orthodox churches are completely separate from the [[Eastern Orthodoxy|Eastern Orthodox]] churches.