When1: 700
Who: Greek Orthodox
What: religion
Where: Constantinople, Turkey
Detail: Patriarch of Constantinople was head of Greek Orthodox Church, and emperor appointed him. The four main patriarchies were Constantinople, Jerusalem, Antioch, and Alexandria. Church leaders married. Orthodox monks prayed and practiced discipline, as original Egyptian monks had done in third century. Greek Church used icons {iconoclasm}, but western church attacked this use.
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