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The Eastern Orthodox Church, a major grouping of Christian churches that originated in the Byzantine Empire and which includes the modern-day Greek and Russian Orthodox Churches

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derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites

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See Eastern Orthodox Church.

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Eastern orthodox church in the Byzantine empire. (p. 216)

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An Orthodox church as a church building of Eastern Orthodoxy has a distinct, recognizable style among church architectures.

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