The world: historical and actual . excess of theactual population. It has fifteen thousand miles ofrailroad, constructed,however, with reference to mil-itary necessity more than commercial convenience. The national church of Russia is the Greekchurch. The Emperor is now the head of it, andnext to him ranks the Holy Synod, composed ofseven bishops. Originally the head of the churchwas the Patriarch at Constantinople. When theOttoman empire superseded the Byzantine, and theMoslem took the place of the Christian on the Bos-phorus, a Russian patriarch was appointed by theCzar. That was in the sixt
The world: historical and actual . excess of theactual population. It has fifteen thousand miles ofrailroad, constructed,however, with reference to mil-itary necessity more than commercial convenience. The national church of Russia is the Greekchurch. The Emperor is now the head of it, andnext to him ranks the Holy Synod, composed ofseven bishops. Originally the head of the churchwas the Patriarch at Constantinople. When theOttoman empire superseded the Byzantine, and theMoslem took the place of the Christian on the Bos-phorus, a Russian patriarch was appointed by theCzar. That was in the sixteenth century. ButPeter the Great arrogated to himself supreme ec-clesiastical authority, abolishing the patriarchy andinstituting the synod. No change has been madesince his day in the spiritual rule of the country,except that other religions have been tolerated of lateyears. Strictly orthodox in doctrines, as judged froma distinctively Greek point of view, the Russianchurch is entirely independent and national in polity ?? s-. |p ^mho^q^e^qMra^^rae^iahis^qms^qfea^
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