2. Byzantium and the Church of the Seven Councils.

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 What is meant by the term the Church of the Seven Councils?

            The Church of the Seven Councils is another name for the Orthodox Church. This title emphasizes the immense importance that Orthodoxy attaches to the Seven Ecumenical Councils, those giant foundations of the Christian faith. As John II, Metropolitan of Russia (1080-89) stated, “All profess that there are seven holy and Ecumenical Councils, and these are the seven pillars of faith of the Divine Word on which He erected His holy mansion, the Catholic [i.e., Universal] and Ecumenical Church.”