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== Orthodox Provenance of the Double-Headed Eagle ==
The following gallery shows heraldic usages of the double-headed eagle in the history of the [[Orthodox Church]], including 1) :<br># its use starting beginning in the theocratic [[Byzantine Empire]], followed by 2) # its use by Orthodox churches today, and 3) # modern secular usages by some Orthodox nations.
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Image:Hilandar dikefalo.jpg|On the outside wall of the Catholicon of the [[Chilandari Monastery (Athos)]]
Image:Russian Empire's Big imperial eagle-Transfiguration Cathedral, St Petersburg.jpg|Russian imperial eagle-Transfiguration Cathedral, St Petersburg. Image:Coat of Armsarms Russian Empire.jpgpng|Central element of the Great Coat of Arms of the [[w:Russian Empire|Russian Empire]] (1721-1917).
Image:Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation.JPG|Coat of Arms of the [[w:Russia|Russian Federation]].