Autocephaly

Definition

The independent self-governance of a Local Church. The material presents the earlier establishment of Russian autocephaly as a condition that made the patriarchate possible and as a source of Moscow’s growing self-awareness in the Orthodox world.

Episodes

• 037 — History of the Russian Orthodox Church — General
• 038 — History of the Russian Orthodox Church — Topic 1
• 041 — History of the Russian Orthodox Church — Topic 4
• 042 — History of the Russian Orthodox Church — Topic 5
• 045 — History of the Russian Orthodox Church — Topic 8
• 052 — History of the Russian Orthodox Church — Topic 15
• 053 — History of the Russian Orthodox Church — Topic 16

Related Concepts

• Canon Law
• Canonical Conscientiousness
• Canonical Independence
• Canonical Territory
• Church Of Japan
• Church Unity
• Church-State Relations
• Constantinople Patriarchate
• Finnish Orthodox Church
• Florentine Union
• Local Church
• Metropolia
• Metropolis
• Metropolitan Jonah
• Metropolitans Photius And Isidore
• Moscow Church
• Moscow Metropolis
• Nationalism
• Orthodox Church In America
• Patriarchate
• Patriarchate Of Constantinople
• Relations With Constantinople
• Russian Church
• Thomos