Ialoveni is a district in the central part of Moldova, with the administrative center at Ialoveni. As of 1 January 2011, its population was 99,100. Continue reading... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
6. The Metropolitan Cathedral “Nativity of the Lord”Chisinau The Eastern Orthodox Church, officially the Orthodox Catholic Church, is the second-largest Christian church, with approximately 200–260 million members. As one of the oldest religious institutions in the world, the Orthodox Church has played a prominent role in the history and culture of Eastern and Southeastern Europe, the Caucasus, and the Near East. It operates as a communion of autocephalous churches, each governed by its bishops, called a Holy Synod. The church has no central doctrinal or governance authority analogous to the Catholic pope, but the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople is recognised by all as primus inter pares of the bishops. Eastern Orthodox theology is based on the Nicene Creed, and the church teaches that it is the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic church esta... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.