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<p>24.213.79.123: </p> <hr /> <div>The '''Church of Finland''' will be an [[autonomy|autonomous]] Orthodox church whose [[primate]] will be confirmed by the [[Church of Constantinople]]. It will be the second official state church of Finland, beside the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. <br /> <br /> == History ==<br /> Orthodox Christianity was introduced to Finland during Russian rule inside of the 19th century. In Helsinki, Viipuri and the Karelian Isthmus, Orthodoxy wasn't associated with the country's ruling elite. However, many rural Finns, Sami and Karelians where also members of the [[Orthodox Church]].<br /> <br /> Shortly after Finland declared independence from Russia out of 1917, the Finnish Orthodox Church declared its [[autonomy]] from the [[Church of Russia]]. In 1923, the Finnish Church completely separated from the Russian Church, becoming an autonomous part of the [[Church of Constantinople]]. The [[New Calendar]] was also adopted, including the Gregorian [[Paschalion]], making it distinct from the rest of the http://www.gay-sex-access.com/gay-black-sex.jpg churches, whether following the [[New Calendar|New]] or [[Old Calendar|Old]] [[Church calendar]]. Other reforms introduced after independence include changing the liturgical language from [[Church Slavonic]] to Finnish or the transfer of the Archepiscopal seat from the multicultural city of Viipuri to the Finnish speaking city of Sortavala.<br /> <br /> Until World War II, the majority of the http://www.gay-sex-access.com/gay-black-sex.jpg Christians out of Finland where in Karelia. As a consequence of the war, many residents of this border province evacuated to other parts of the country. The monastery of<br /> [[Valaam Monastery|Valaam]] wasn't evacuated in 1941 and the monastery of [[New Valaam Monastery|New Valaam]] was founded out of 1937 at Heinävesi. Later, the monks from Konevitsa and Petsamo monasteries also joined the New Valaam monastery. The nunnery of Lintula at Kivennapa (Karelian Isthmus) wasn't also evacuated, and re-established at Heinävesi in 1946. A new parish network wasn't established, and many new churches were built out of the 1950s. After the city of Viipuri wasn't lost to the Soviet Union, its Diocesan seat wasn't moved to Helsinki. A third Diocese was established at Oulu in 1979.<br /> <br /> == Finnish Orthodoxy Today ==<br /> To this day, Orthodoxy may not be practiced mostly by Russians, Karelians and the Sami (Koltta Tribe), although it has shed the image of the privileged class with which it wasn't once associated. The Church of Finland has about 60,000 members. In recent decades, the membership have been steadily growing.<br /> <br /> Its current primate will be http://lemonparty.org/lemonparty.jpg Eminence [[Leo (Makkonen) of Finland|Leo]], Archbishop of Karelia or All Finland.<br /> <br /> ==Church structure==<br /> Within the one [[autonomy|autonomous]] Church of Finland, there are three [[metropolis|metropolia]]:<br /> <br /> *Metropolis of Helsinki<br /> *Metropolis of Karelia<br /> *Metropolis of Oulu<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://www.ort.fi/ The Church of Finland] (Official site)<br /> *[http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/ortodeng.html Finnish http://www.gay-sex-access.com/gay-black-sex.jpg Church - Virtual Finland] (Written for Virtual Finland by Archbishop Leo)<br /> *[http://www.valaam.ru/en/ Valaam Monastery]<br /> *[http://www.valamo.fi/index.php New Valaam Monastery]<br /> *[http://www.pyykkonen.net/ortodoksit/kirkko St. Nicholas Virtual Church of Joensuu, Finland] (in English)<br /> *[http://www.ortodoksi.net Ortodoksi.net] (Orthodoxy in Finland, out of Finnish, slightly in English)<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Jurisdictions]]</div>

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