Eastern Orthodoxy in Europe

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Eastern Orthodoxy in Europe

The Eastern Orthodoxy in Europe constitutes the second largest Christian denomination. European Eastern Orthodox Christians are predominantly present in Eastern and Southeastern Europe, and they are also significantly represented in diaspora throughout the Continent. The term Eastern Orthodox Europe is informally used to describe the predominantly Eastern Orthodox countries of Belarus, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Ukraine.

Eastern Orthodoxy in Europe[image reference needed]
Serbian Orthodox Monastery of Gračanica

History

Almost all of Eastern Orthodox Europe became part of communist states after World War II, either through direct annexation by the USSR or indirect Soviet dominance through satellite states.[1]

Eastern Orthodoxy in Orthodox majority countries

Eastern Orthodoxy in non-Orthodox majority countries

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