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The Orthodox Encyclopedia[1] (Russian: Православная энциклопедия, romanized: Pravoslavnaya entsiklopediya) is a specialized encyclopedia, published by the Church Research Center "Orthodox Encyclopedia" under the general editorship of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia since 2000.[2] As of February 2024, 71 alphabetical volumes has been released.[3]
The stated objectives of the publication are:[4]
- Provide comprehensive information on the two thousand years of history and the present state of Eastern Orthodoxy;
- Acquaint the reader with the other Christian confessions, non-Christian religions, as well as the phenomena of science, culture, philosophy, art and politics related to religion.
- ^ "Orthodox Encyclopedia Will Have Wide Readership – Sergei Ivanov". Russkiy Mir Foundation. 12 March 2015. Archived from the original on 25 February 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Церковно-научный центр Русской Православной Церкви "Православная энциклопедия"" [Church Research Center of the Russian Orthodox Church "Orthodox Encyclopedia"] (in Russian). Moscow Patriarchate. 10 September 1996. Archived from the original on 25 February 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Поступил в продажу 71-й алфавитный том «Православной энциклопедии»". sedmitza.ru. Церковно-Научный Центр «Православная Энциклопедия». 2024-02-06.
- ^ "От редакции" [From the editor]. www.pravenc.ru (in Russian). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарх Московский и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2019.