Greek Orthodox church<\/strong><\/a>. The Greek Orthodox churches are descended from churches that Jesus\u2019 apostles founded in the Balkans and the Middle East during the first century A.D.<\/p>\nHistorically, \u2018Greek Orthodox\u2019 has denoted all Eastern Orthodox churches. For the first eight centuries of Christianity history, the Byzantine Empire, and its capital Constantinople (now Istanbul) was a very important centre\u00a0 for the religion. Eastern Orthodox came to be called \u2018Greek\u2019 Orthodox just as Christians of Western Europe came to be known as \u2018Roman\u2019 Catholic.<\/p>\n
Greek Orthodox church music typically features both chanting and a traditional choir.\u00a0 Cantors sing monodic chant out of the traditional chant books such as the Sticherarion and the Irmologion.<\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n
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