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111Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom — The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria has many churches in the United Kingdom and Ireland, under the jurisdiction of one metropolitan and four bishops.[1] The first Coptic Orthodox Church to be established in the United Kingdom was St. Mark s… …
112Persecution of Christians in the Soviet Union — The history of Orthodoxy Christianity (and other religions) in the Soviet Union was not limited to this story of repression and secularization. Communist policies toward religious belief and practice tended to vacillate over time between, on the… …
113Dioceses of the Syrian Catholic Church — The Syrian Catholic Church, established in the second half of the 17th century as a Catholic offshoot of the Syrian Orthodox Church, had around a dozen dioceses in the eastern provinces of the Ottoman empire in the 18th and 19th centuries. Three… …
1141971 Synod of Bishops — The 1971 Synod of Bishops was the second general assembly in the history of the Synod of Bishops. Its agenda consisted of two subjects: Ministerial Priesthood and Justice in the World. ReferencesExternal links* http://www.osjspm.org/majordoc… …
115Spinoza: the moral and political philosophy — The moral and political philosophy of Spinoza Hans W.Blom Spinoza as a moral and political philosopher was the proponent of a radical and extremely consistent version of seventeenth century Dutch naturalism. As a consequence of the burgeoning… …
116History of the Moldovan language — The history of the Moldovan language refers to the historical evolution of the glottonym Moldavian / Moldovan . From a linguistic perspective, this term is an alternative name for the Romanian language spoken in the Repubic of Moldova (see… …
117United Presbyterian Church in the USA synods and presbyteries 1968 — The following is a list of synods and presbyteries that composed the former United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America on December 31, 1968. The UPCUSA was the largest body, often erroneously referred to as Northern, of… …
118Canons Regular of the Lateran — The Canons Regular of the Lateran (abbreviated as C.R.L.), formally titled Canons Regular of St. Augustine of the Congregation of the Most Holy Savior at the Lateran is an international religious order of priests and Brothers in the Catholic… …
119History of the Balkans — The Balkans is an area of southeastern Europe situated at a major crossroads between mainland Europe and the Near East. The distinct identity and fragmentation of the Balkans owes much to its common and often violent history and to its very… …
120Religion in the Soviet Union — The Soviet Union was an atheist state, in which religion was largely discouraged and heavily persecuted. According to various Soviet and Western sources, however, over one third of the country s people professed religious belief. Christianity and …
