Category: Oriental Orthodox


35th Anniversary of Bob Marley’s Death


In honor of the 35th anniversary of the passing of Bob Marley, who finished his life as a member of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (his baptism was just six months before his death), we're reposting this piece we posted in 2010 (with a few additions) featuring the program from...

History of the Malankara Church in America


Steven Kurian is a member of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. Originally from Tampa, Florida, he holds a Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Florida, as well as a Master's Degree in Environmental Engineering from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Currently he works as a...

Photo of the week: The funeral of Fr. Theoclitos of Galveston


Continuing with the theme from Wednesday... This photo depicts the burial of Archimandrite Theoclitos Triantafilides, the great priest of Galveston, TX, on October 27, 1916. We actually have several photos of this event -- all courtesy of Ss. Constantine and Helen parish -- but this one particularly interests me because...

Notes on an Ethiopian Orthodox court case


Right now, I'm fully immersed in work on my big paper on Orthodoxy and the civil courts. I just thought I'd offer some notes on a case I just read, Kidist Mariam Ethiopian Orthodox Tawahedo Church, Inc. v. Kidist Mariam Ethiopian Orthodox Tawahedo Church, Inc., a 1995 Georgia Court of...

What is an Armenian parish?


Matthew Namee’s somewhat recent post concerning what constitutes a parish caught me by surprise, as I was preparing a very similar article of my own to illustrate a problem I’ve been having in continuing to tell the story of the Armenian Orthodox Church for SOCHA.  When I agreed to assist...

30 Year Anniversary of Bob Marley’s Death


In honor of the 30th anniversary of the passing of Bob Marley, who finished his life as a member of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church (his baptism was just six months before his death), we're reposting this piece we posted last year featuring the program from his funeral in Jamaica. Memory...

A Short Introduction to the Armenian Church in the United States


Editor's note: Today, we're pleased to introduce a new contributor -- Aram Sarkisian, a graduate student at the University of Chicago, has extensively studied both Armenian and Russian Orthodox history in America. He has familial ties with both Churches, and we're very glad that he will be sharing his expertise here...

The first Armenian Orthodox churches in America


As far as I can tell, in the year and a half we've been publishing articles here at OH.org, we've never once posted anything on the Oriental Orthodox Churches. The main reason is simply that our authors are all Eastern Orthodox, and really can't speak with any kind of expertise...

Source of the Week: Bob Marley’s funeral program


Journey To Orthodoxy yesterday ran a piece about the conversion of reggae artist Bob Marley to the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (a non-Chalcedonian church very similar to but not currently in communion with the [Eastern] Orthodox Church). It's worth a read. We thought it might also be of interest to...