Old Calendar Romanian Orthodox Church
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The Old Calendar Romanian Orthodox Church is an Orthodox Church that uses the old-style Julian calendar
. This church was split in 1925 by Metropolitan Glicherie, formerly a member of the Romanian Orthodox Church
. The church is in full ecclesiastical communion with similar churches, such as the Orthodox Church of Greece (Holy Synod in Resistance)
and the Old Calendar Bulgarian Orthodox Church
.
Julian calendar
The Julian calendar began in 45 BC as a reform of the Roman calendar by Julius Caesar. It was chosen after consultation with the astronomer Sosigenes of Alexandria and was probably designed to approximate the tropical year .The Julian calendar has a regular year of 365 days divided into 12 months...
. This church was split in 1925 by Metropolitan Glicherie, formerly a member of the Romanian Orthodox Church
Romanian Orthodox Church
The Romanian Orthodox Church is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church. It is in full communion with other Eastern Orthodox churches, and is ranked seventh in order of precedence. The Primate of the church has the title of Patriarch...
. The church is in full ecclesiastical communion with similar churches, such as the Orthodox Church of Greece (Holy Synod in Resistance)
Orthodox Church of Greece (Holy Synod in Resistance)
The Orthodox Church of Greece, Holy Synod in Resistance, is a traditionalist Greek Orthodox jurisdiction following the traditional church calendar. They are separated from the Church of Greece, considering it to be in error since its adoption of the secular calendar in 1924...
and the Old Calendar Bulgarian Orthodox Church
Old Calendar Bulgarian Orthodox Church
The Old Calendar Orthodox Church of Bulgaria is an Orthodox Church which follows the traditional Orthodox liturgical calendar, or Julian Calendar...
.