Today, these groups are known collectively as the Oriental Orthodox churches.

He began relations with Oriental Orthodox churches, through reciprocal visits.

Oriental Orthodox churches which are autocephalous and in full communion:

Today it is condemned as heresy in the modern Oriental Orthodox churches.

Altogether seven Oriental Orthodox Churches are participating in the dialogue.

This and all the following councils in this list are rejected by Oriental Orthodox churches.

Miaphysitism is the christological doctrine of the Oriental Orthodox churches.

There are numerous ongoing internal disputes within the Oriental Orthodox Churches.

The Oriental Orthodox Churches generally use the local calendar of their homelands.

The Oriental Orthodox Churches consist of several different liturgical traditions.

Oriental Orthodox Churches accept the first three.

In the Oriental Orthodox churches, crosiers are used as pastoral staffs held by bishops.

Monophysitism survived and developed into the Miaphysitism of the modern Oriental Orthodox churches.

The Oriental Orthodox Churches themselves reject this characterization.

He is venerated as a saint by the Coptic and other Oriental Orthodox churches.

In the 1960s and '70s, however, Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches joined the ecumenical movement.

Oriental Orthodox churches are different from the churches that call themselves Eastern Orthodoxy.

The Oriental Orthodox Churches affirm the ideas of apostolic succession and episcopal government.

The Oriental Orthodox churches are:

The council approved what is the current form of the Nicene Creed as used in most Oriental Orthodox churches.

It is the first Council not recognized by any of the Oriental Orthodox churches, which may be classified as non-Chalcedonian.

Nonetheless, the Oriental Orthodox Churches refuse to accept the decrees of the council regarding monophysitism.

These three churches remain in full communion with each other and with the other Oriental Orthodox churches.

The Oriental Orthodox Churches and the rest of the Church split over differences in Christology.

Foot washing rites are also observed in the Oriental Orthodox churches on Maundy Thursday.