gptkb:Nicene_Creed gptkb:monastery gptkb:Holy_Tradition
Divine Liturgy
apostolic succession
episcopal polity
use of icons
self-governing
liturgical worship
canonical territory
sacramental life
patriarchs, metropolitans, or archbishops as primates
Pascha (Easter) as central feast
Scripture and Tradition as sources of faith
bishops as highest local authority
communion with each other (in principle)
disputes over recognition of autocephaly
no central earthly authority
seven ecumenical councils
use of Church Slavonic, Greek, and other languages