<div style="float:right;margin:0 1em 0 3%;">[[Image:John of Damascus4.jpg|110px|St. John of Damascus, patron saint of OrthodoxWiki]]</div><div style="margin: 2.5em 0 0 3%; text-align: left; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.3;">'''[[OrthodoxWiki:Welcome|Welcome]]'''to '''[[OrthodoxWiki:About|OrthodoxWiki]]''' is , a free-content encyclopedia and information center for '''[[Orthodox Christianity]]''' that '''anyone can edit'''. OrthodoxWiki began In this English version, started in November, 2004, and is growing every daywe are currently working on '''[[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] [[Special:Allpages|articles]]'''. Please '''[[Special:RequestAccount|register]] or [[Special:Userlogin|login]]''' to post or revise content.<br><span style="color:#900">All new user registrations are moderated because of persistent trouble with spammers. If When yousign-up, please '''re just browsing throughgive some indication that you are a real person, welcome! If you feel ''' and let us know why you have something want to contribute, please '''jump right inadd''' and help us out'''edit''' content on OrthodoxWiki (everyone can view content). Registrations with no bios will be rejected unless we can verify you in some other way. Please be patient as we process your application. Sorry for the inconvenience!</span><br>
The OrthodoxWiki editors have taken St. [[John of Damascus]] as their heavenly [[patron saint|patron]] and intercessor as they seek to further the worship and knowledge of the All-Holy [[Trinity]] and the faith of the [[Orthodox Church]] by means of these pages.
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