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Tensions between the Greek-speaking East and the Latin-speaking West grew over centuries due to cultural, political, and theological differences.

The Orthodox Church views itself as the continuation of the original Church founded by Jesus Christ. Its history began in Jerusalem on the Day of Pentecost. For the first thousand years of Christianity, the East and West were generally united under the "Pentarchy"—five major episcopal sees: Rome, Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem. The Great Schism (1054) The Orthodox Church: An Introduction to its His...

The central goal of life is "divinization"—becoming more like God through grace and participation in the life of the Church. For the first thousand years of Christianity, the

The 20th century saw both intense persecution (especially under Soviet Communism) and the expansion of Orthodoxy to the Americas and Western Europe. Core Beliefs and Practices Core Beliefs and Practices