

The majority of Eastern Orthodox Christians live mainly in Southeast and Eastern Europe, Cyprus, Georgia, and parts of the Caucasus region, Siberia, and the Russian Far East. Before the Council of Ephesus in AD 431, the Church of the East also shared in this communion, as did the various Oriental Orthodox Churches before the Council of Chalcedon in AD 451, all separating primarily over differences in Christology. The 1054 schism was the culmination of mounting theological, political, and cultural disputes, particularly over the authority of the pope, between those churches. The Churches of Constantinople, Alexandria, Jerusalem, and Antioch-except for some breaks of communion such as the Photian schism or the Acacian schism- shared communion with the Church of Rome until the East–West Schism in 1054. The Virgin Mary is venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the God-bearer, honored in devotions. The church teaches that through consecration invoked by a priest, the sacrificial bread and wine become the body and blood of Christ. It recognizes seven major sacraments, of which the Eucharist is the principal one, celebrated liturgically in synaxis. Its patriarchates, reminiscent of the pentarchy, and other autocephalous and autonomous churches, reflect a variety of hierarchical organisation. It maintains that it practices the original Christian faith, as passed down by holy tradition.

The church teaches that it is the one, holy, catholic and apostolic church established by Jesus Christ in his Great Commission, and that its bishops are the successors of Christ's apostles. Įastern Orthodox theology is based on holy tradition, which incorporates the dogmatic decrees of the seven ecumenical councils, the Scriptures, and the teaching of the Church Fathers. The Eastern Orthodox Church officially calls itself the Orthodox Catholic Church. As one of the oldest surviving religious institutions in the world, the Eastern Orthodox Church has played a prominent role in the history and culture of Eastern and Southeastern Europe, the Caucasus, and the Near East. The church has no central doctrinal or governmental authority analogous to the Bishop of Rome ( Pope), but the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople is recognised by all bishops as primus inter pares ("first among equals") and regarded as the representative and spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians. It operates as a communion of autocephalous churches, each governed by its bishops in local synods. The Eastern Orthodox Church, also called the Orthodox Church, is the second-largest Christian church, with approximately 220 million baptised members.

The club posted on Facebook: "Today we said our final goodbyes to our team mate, our friend, Kay Meredith-Hughes.Christ Pantocrator, 6th century, Saint Catherine's Monastery, Sinai the oldest known icon of Christ, in one of the oldest monasteries in the world Kay's beloved Hawkinge Town Ladies Recreational Football Club paid an emotional tribute to their former teammate following her death. "The direct cause of death wasn't established and it is clear Fluoxetine did not cause it but probably was the result of some fatty change in the liver." Tribute In her concluding statement, assistant coroner Sonia Hayes said: "This could be described as a natural cause of death but I think it is important to say a narrative conclusion because I cannot say how this happened. However, she was not thought to be showing any signs of self-harm, and was prescribed Fluoxetine, an antidepressant. She was last seen about this on July 6 of this year, where she reported moderate symptoms of low mood and anxiety following the death of her father. The report detailed Kay had episodes of collapsing since 2012, but had taken steps to look after herself.Ī GP report confirmed Kay did suffer from a non-epileptic attack disorder, which is said to be caused by depression and anxiety.

It can be a response when people can't handle intense emotions." Medics provided CPR, attempted a shock on the defibrillator, and even gave fluids and adrenaline, however Kay could not be saved.Īs part of the neuropsychiatrist report compiled, a non-epileptic attack was described as "a type of seizure, not epilepsy. "It is not clear why she did suffer a cardiac arrhythmia in this way, but it is safe to say these did occur for some time."
