Orthodox Church in America

GPTKB entity

Statements (85)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkbp:annual_event gptkb:All-American_Council
gptkbp:charity gptkb:Orthodox_Christian_Charities
gptkb:FOCUS_North_America
gptkbp:charity_work Domestic and international missions
gptkbp:community_service Educational programs
Homeless shelters
Refugee assistance
Youth camps
Food pantries
gptkbp:cultural_influence Orthodox Christian culture
gptkbp:current_primate gptkb:Metropolitan_Tikhon
gptkbp:diocese gptkb:12
gptkbp:doctrine gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_theology
gptkbp:education gptkb:St._Vladimir's_Orthodox_Theological_Seminary
gptkbp:education_institution gptkb:Holy_Cross_Greek_Orthodox_School_of_Theology
gptkb:St._Vladimir's_Orthodox_Theological_Seminary
gptkbp:famous_event gptkb:Feast_of_the_Annunciation
gptkb:Feast_of_the_Dormition
gptkb:Feast_of_the_Exaltation_of_the_Holy_Cross
gptkb:Feast_of_the_Theophany
Feast of the Nativity
gptkbp:feast_day gptkb:Pascha
gptkbp:first_primate gptkb:Metropolitan_Irenaeus
gptkbp:founded gptkb:1970
gptkbp:governing_body gptkb:Bishop
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Syosset,_New_York
gptkbp:historical_event Response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Autocephaly granted by the Russian Orthodox Church
Formation of the Orthodox Church in America
Involvement in the civil rights movement
Establishment of dioceses in North America
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Orthodox Church in America
gptkbp:iconography Eastern Orthodox iconography
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:language_spoken Engagement with other faiths
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Metropolitan_Tikhon
gptkbp:membership approximately 1 million
gptkbp:music Byzantine chant
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Saint_Ambrose_of_Milan
gptkb:Saint_Clement_of_Rome
gptkb:Saint_Nicholas_of_Japan
gptkb:Saint_Innocent_of_Alaska
gptkb:Saint_Justin_Martyr
gptkb:Saint_Jerome
gptkb:Saint_Basil_the_Great
gptkb:Saint_Gregory_the_Theologian
gptkb:Saint_Seraphim_of_Sarov
gptkb:Saint_John_of_Kronstadt
gptkb:Saint_Cyril_of_Alexandria
gptkb:Saint_Polycarp_of_Smyrna
gptkb:Saint_Irenaeus_of_Lyons
gptkb:Saint_Athanasius_of_Alexandria
gptkb:Saint_Herman_of_Alaska
gptkb:Saint_Tikhon_of_Moscow
gptkb:Saint_Nicholas_of_Myra
gptkb:Saint_John_Chrysostom
gptkb:Saint_Augustine_of_Hippo
gptkb:Saint_Ignatius_of_Antioch
gptkb:Saint_John_of_Shanghai_and_San_Francisco
gptkb:Saint_Methodius_of_Olympus
gptkb:Saint_Alexander_Hotovitzky
gptkb:Saint_Photios_the_Great
gptkb:Saint_Raphael_of_Brooklyn
gptkbp:number_of_members approximately 1 million
gptkbp:opening_ceremony gptkb:Church_Slavonic
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkbp:philosophy Orthodox social ethics
gptkbp:preservation_efforts Recognized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate
gptkbp:province Autocephalous
gptkbp:sacraments gptkb:marriage
gptkb:Eucharist
gptkb:Baptism
Chrismation
Ordination
Confession
Unction
gptkbp:tradition Eastern Orthodox tradition
Holy Tradition
gptkbp:website oca.org
gptkbp:youth_programs gptkb:Orthodox_Christian_Fellowship
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4