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Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church, Armenian Church
an independent Christian church established in Armenia since 300; was influenced by both Roman and Byzantine traditions
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Catholic Church
any of several churches claiming to have maintained historical continuity with the original Christian Church
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Nestorian Church
a Christian Church in the Middle East that followed Nestorianism; there is still a small Nestorian Church in Iraq
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Coptic Church
the ancient Christian church of Egypt
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Protestant, Protestant Church
the Protestant churches and denominations collectively
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Unification Church
a Christian church (with some Buddhist elements) founded in 1954 by Sun Myung Moon and known for staging mass weddings and other communal activities
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Church of Rome, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church
the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
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Old Catholic Church
Catholic churches that broke away from the Roman Catholic Church in the 18th century
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Byzantine Church, Eastern Church
the Catholic Church as it existed in the Byzantine Empire
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Eastern Church, Eastern Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox Church, Orthodox Catholic Church, Orthodox Church
derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites
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Uniat Church, Uniate Church
any of several churches in eastern Europe or the Middle East that acknowledge papal authority but retain their own liturgy
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Pentecostal religion
any fundamentalist Protestant Church that uses revivalistic methods to achieve experiences comparable to the Pentecostal experiences of the first Christian disciples
