Orthodox Encyclopedia
The Orthodox Encyclopedia (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. As of October 2024, 73 alphabetical volumes has been released.
The stated objectives of the publication are:
- 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.