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'''''Byzantine Commonwealth''''' is a term coined by 20th century historians to refer to the area where [[Byzantine Rite|Byzantine liturgical tradition]] was spread during the [[w:Middle Ages|Middle Ages]] by Byzantine missionaries. This area covers approximately the modern-day countries of [[Church of Bulgaria|Bulgaria]], the Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, [[Church of Russia|Russia]], [[Church of Serbia|Serbia]], [[Church of Romania|Romania]], [[Church of Ukraine|Ukraine]], [[Church of Georgia|Georgia]], Moldova and Belarus. The most important treatment of the concept is a study by [[w:Dimitri Obolensky|Dimitri Obolensky]], ''The Byzantine Commonwealth'' (1971). | '''''Byzantine Commonwealth''''' is a term coined by 20th century historians to refer to the area where [[Byzantine Rite|Byzantine liturgical tradition]] was spread during the [[w:Middle Ages|Middle Ages]] by Byzantine missionaries. This area covers approximately the modern-day countries of [[Church of Bulgaria|Bulgaria]], the Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, [[Church of Russia|Russia]], [[Church of Serbia|Serbia]], [[Church of Romania|Romania]], [[Church of Ukraine|Ukraine]], [[Church of Georgia|Georgia]], Moldova and Belarus. The most important treatment of the concept is a study by [[w:Dimitri Obolensky|Dimitri Obolensky]], ''The Byzantine Commonwealth'' (1971). | ||
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| + | * [[Double-headed eagle]] | ||
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| + | ==Further reading== | ||
| + | * [http://www.alexanderbillinis.com/about/ Alexander Billinis]. ''[http://www.amazon.com/The-Eagle-Has-Two-Faces/dp/1456778706/ref=rec_dp_1 The Eagle Has Two Faces: Journeys Through Byzantine Europe].'' AuthorHouse Publishing, 2011. 160 pp. ISBN 9781456778705 | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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| − | * [[ | + | * [[w:Byzantine commonwealth|Byzantine commonwealth]]. Wikipedia. |
[[Category:Church History]] | [[Category:Church History]] | ||
[[Category:Places]] | [[Category:Places]] | ||
Revision as of 01:45, March 17, 2013
Byzantine Commonwealth is a term coined by 20th century historians to refer to the area where Byzantine liturgical tradition was spread during the Middle Ages by Byzantine missionaries. This area covers approximately the modern-day countries of Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Romania, Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova and Belarus. The most important treatment of the concept is a study by Dimitri Obolensky, The Byzantine Commonwealth (1971).
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See also
Further reading
- Alexander Billinis. The Eagle Has Two Faces: Journeys Through Byzantine Europe. AuthorHouse Publishing, 2011. 160 pp. ISBN 9781456778705
References
- Obolensky, Dimitri. The Byzantine Commonwealth: Eastern Europe, 500-1453. New York, NY: Praeger Publishers Inc., 1971. ISBN 978-1597407359 (hardcover; ACLS Humanities E-Book (May 1, 2009)) (Available as an ebook download, here)
- Meyendorff, John. The Byzantine Legacy in the Orthodox Church. St Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1982. ISBN 0913836907.
Source
- Byzantine commonwealth. Wikipedia.
