Eastern Rite - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Eastern Rite: Encyclopedia - Eastern Rite
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eastern Rite: Encyclopedia Ii - Eastern Rite - Eastern And Western Latin Catholics
Care must be taken to distinguish between the two meanings of the word "rite". The one Byzantine liturgical rite is used by several disti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Coptic Catholic Patriarchs Of Alexandria: Encyclopedia - List Of Coptic Catholic Patriarchs Of Alexandria
This is a list of Coptic Catholic Patriarchs of Alexandria. The head the Eastern Uniate Coptic Catholic Church. In 1741 an apostolic vica...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eastern Orthodox Church Organization: Encyclopedia - Eastern Orthodox Church Organization
This article treats the manner in which the Eastern Orthodox Churches are organized, rather than the doctrines, traditions, practices, or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Latin Rite: Encyclopedia - Latin Rite
Latin Rite, in the singular and accompanied, in English, by the definite article ("The Latin Rite"), is a term by which documents of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mass Liturgy: Encyclopedia Ii - Mass Liturgy - Structure Of The Present-day Roman-rite Mass
Within the fixed structure outlined below, the Scripture readings and the text of the three prayers known as the collect, the prayer over...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mass Liturgy: Encyclopedia Ii - Mass Liturgy - Structure Of The Roman Rite Of Mass
Within the fixed structure outlined below, the Scripture readings and the text of the three prayers known as the collect, the prayer over...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mass Liturgy: Encyclopedia Ii - Mass Liturgy - Structure Of The Present-day Roman-rite Mass
Within the fixed structure outlined below, the Scripture readings and the text of the three prayers known as the collect, the prayer over...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eastern Orthodox Church Organization: Encyclopedia Ii - Eastern Orthodox Church Organization - Eastern Orthodox Church Jurisdictions
Eastern Orthodox Church organization - Autocephalous churches. Orthodox Church of Constantinople Orthodox Church of Alexandria Orthodo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armenian Catholic Patriarchs: Encyclopedia - Armenian Catholic Patriarchs
This is a list of Armenian Catholic Patriarchs. The Armenian Catholic patriarchate was established in 1740 and recognized by the Pope of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chaldean Neo-aramaic: Encyclopedia - Chaldean Neo-aramaic
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic is a modern Eastern Aramaic or Syriac language. Called Neo-Aramaic, it is not to be confused with the, mostly now di...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chaldean Catholic Church: Encyclopedia - Chaldean Catholic Church
The Chaldean Catholic Church aka the Chaldean Church of Babylon is an Eastern Rite sui juris (autonomous) particular church of the Roman ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church Of Pittsburgh: Encyclopedia - Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church Of Pittsburgh
The Byzantine Catholic Metropolia of Pittsburgh is a Byzantine Rite autonomous jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church, originally serv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cardinal Bishop: Encyclopedia - Cardinal Bishop
Cardinal Bishops, or Cardinals of the Episcopal Order, are among the most senior prelates of the Roman Catholic Church. Originally this t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cardinal Catholicism: Encyclopedia - Cardinal Catholicism
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official in the Roman Catholic Church, ranking just below the Pope and appointed by him as a member...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armenian Apostolic Church: Encyclopedia - Armenian Apostolic Church
The Armenian Apostolic Church, sometimes incorrectly called the Armenian Orthodox Church is the world's oldest national church and one of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catholic Church Hierarchy: Encyclopedia - Catholic Church Hierarchy
In its application to the Catholic Church, the term hierarchy originally referred to the "holy ordering" of the entire People of God. It ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coptic Christianity: Encyclopedia - Coptic Christianity
Coptic Orthodox Christianity is the indigenous form of Christianity that, according to tradition, the apostle Mark established in Egypt i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Umbracullum: Encyclopedia - Umbracullum
The umbracullum is a historic piece of the papal regalia and insignia, once used on a daily basis to provide shade for the pope. In moder...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ukrainians: Encyclopedia - Ukrainians
Russia:   2,860,0001[1] Canada:   1,071,0601[2] USA:   890,0001[3] Brazil:   550,0001[4] Kazakhst...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church: Encyclopedia - Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC), also known as the Ukrainian Catholic Church, is one of the successor Churches to the acceptan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ukraine: Encyclopedia - Ukraine
Ukraine (Ukrainian: Україна, Ukrayina, /ukraˈjina/) is a country in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the northeast, Belarus t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bishop: Encyclopedia - Bishop
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catholicism: Encyclopedia - Catholicism
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Requiem: Encyclopedia - Requiem
The Requiem or Requiem Mass, also known formally (in Latin) as the Missa pro defunctis or Missa defunctorum, is a liturgical service of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Your Holiness: Encyclopedia - Your Holiness
Your Holiness is the formal style by which the Pope and the Coptic Pope are addressed, and is properly the superlative style, taking prec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Denomination: Encyclopedia - Christian Denomination
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Second Vatican Council: Encyclopedia - Second Vatican Council
9 decrees: Ad Gentes (Mission Activity) Apostolicam Actuositatem (Lay People) Christus Dominus (Bishops in the Church) Inter Mirifica (S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Liturgy: Encyclopedia - Christian Liturgy
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mass Liturgy: Encyclopedia Ii - Mass Liturgy - Special Masses
Mass liturgy - Nuptial Mass and other Ritual Masses. A Nuptial Mass is simply a Mass within which the sacrament of Marriage is celebrat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chaldean: Encyclopedia - Chaldean
Chaldean can refer to an ancient people of lower Mesopotamia and their culture, or a contemporary Christian people living mostly in Iraq,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Filioque Clause: Encyclopedia - Filioque Clause
In Christian theology the filioque clause or filioque controversy (filioque meaning "and the Son") is a disputed part of the Nicene Creed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mass Liturgy: Encyclopedia Ii - Mass Liturgy - Texts Used In The Roman Rite Of Mass
The Roman Missal contains the prayers and rubrics of the Mass. In the United States and Canada, the English translation of this book is a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mass Liturgy: Encyclopedia Ii - Mass Liturgy - Special Masses
Mass liturgy - Nuptial Mass and other Ritual Masses. A Nuptial Mass is simply a Mass within which the sacrament of Marriage is celebrat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mass Liturgy: Encyclopedia Ii - Mass Liturgy - Texts Used In The Roman Rite Of Mass
The Roman Missal contains the prayers and rubrics of the Mass. In the United States and Canada, the English translation of this book is a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mass Liturgy: Encyclopedia Ii - Mass Liturgy - Special Masses
Mass liturgy - Nuptial Mass and other Ritual Masses. A Nuptial Mass is simply a Mass within which the sacrament of Marriage is celebrat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mass Liturgy: Encyclopedia Ii - Mass Liturgy - Texts Used In The Roman Rite Of Mass
The Roman Missal contains the prayers and rubrics of the Mass. In the United States and Canada, the English translation of this book is a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Metropolitan Bishop: Encyclopedia - Metropolitan Bishop
In hierarchical Christian churches, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the bishop of a metropolis; that...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - East-west Schism: Encyclopedia - East-west Schism
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Communion Christian: Encyclopedia - Communion Christian
For a discussion of Holy Communion see the article on the Eucharist. The term Communion, from Latin communio, meaning sharing in common, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coat Of Arms Of Pope Benedict Xvi: Encyclopedia - Coat Of Arms Of Pope Benedict Xvi
The coat of arms of Pope Benedict XVI was designed by Archbishop Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo soon after the papal election. The c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vojvodina: Encyclopedia - Vojvodina
 – Serbia    – Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)  &...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Czech And Slovak Orthodox Church: Encyclopedia - Czech And Slovak Orthodox Church
The Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church (Czechoslovak Orthodox Church up to 1993) traces its roots to the Church of the Czech Brethren of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Council Of Chalcedon: Encyclopedia - Council Of Chalcedon
The Council of Chalcedon was an ecumenical council that took place from October 8–November 1, 451 at Chalcedon, a city of Bithynia in A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Varkey Cardinal Vithayathil: Encyclopedia - Varkey Cardinal Vithayathil
His Eminence Varkey Cardinal Vithayathil (born 29 May 1927) is a senior Eastern Rite cleric of the Roman Catholic Church, serving as the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Croatian Greek Catholic Church: Encyclopedia - Croatian Greek Catholic Church
The Croatian Byzantine Catholic Church or Croatian Byzantine Catholic Church is a Catholic Church sui iuris of the Byzantine Eastern Rite...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian View Of Marriage: Encyclopedia - Christian View Of Marriage
The Christian view of marriage, until recently, according to a nearly universal consensus, has regarded marriage as ordained by God for t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syrian Catholic Patriarch Of Antioch: Encyclopedia Ii - Syrian Catholic Patriarch Of Antioch - List Of Syrian Catholic Patriarchs Of Antioch
For previous line of patriarchs see Syrian Orthodox Patriarch Ignatius André Akhidjan 1662-1677 Ignatius Pierre VI Chaahbadine 1677-170...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chaldean Neo-aramaic: Encyclopedia Ii - Chaldean Neo-aramaic - Origin History And Use Today
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic is one of a number of modern Eastern Aramaic languages spoken in the region between Lake Urmia in Iranian Azerbaijan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Funeral Of Pope John Paul Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Funeral Of Pope John Paul Ii - Requiem Mass
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, later Pope Benedict XVI led the Mass of Requiem on April 8 at 10:00am CEST (08:00 UTC), by virtue of his offic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syriac Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Syriac Christianity - History
Syriac Christian heritage is transmitted through the Syriac language, a dialect of Aramaic. Unlike the Greek Christian culture, Syriac cu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Romanians: Encyclopedia Ii - Romanians - Population
Most Romanians live in Romania and Moldova, where they constitute a majority; Romanians also constitute a minority in the countries that ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eparchy Of Križevci: Encyclopedia Ii - Eparchy Of Križevci - Formation Of The Eparchy Of Križevci
The Ottoman wars in Europe caused a number of Christian refugees, mostly Serbs and Vlachs, to migrate to the Military Frontier of the Hab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armenian Apostolic Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Armenian Apostolic Church - Origins And History
Having been founded in 301, the Apostolic Church separated from the then-still-united Roman Catholic/Byzantine Orthodox church in 451, af...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Saint Louis: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Saint Louis - History
The area's first bishop was Louis William Valentine Dubourg, who on September 24, 1815 was appointed Bishop of Louisiana and the [East an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syro-malabar Catholic Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Syro-malabar Catholic Church - History
Founded by Saint Thomas the Apostle, this church was known as the Saint Thomas Christians. Later, in the 4th century, a settlement of Jew...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian View Of Marriage: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian View Of Marriage - View Of Roman Catholic Christians
In Roman Catholicism, marriage is one of the seven sacraments. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Second Edition, Paragra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ruthenian Catholic Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Ruthenian Catholic Church - Relations With Latin-rite Catholics Especially In The United States Of America
In the 19th and 20th centuries, various Byzantine-rite Catholics arrived in the United States of America, particularly in mining towns.[9...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint Stephen: Encyclopedia Ii - Saint Stephen - St Stephen's Day
December 26, the "feast of Stephen" referred to in the Christmas carol Good King Wenceslas, is called "St. Stephen's Day"; it is a public...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ukraine: Encyclopedia Ii - Ukraine - History
Human settlement in the territory of Ukraine has been documented into distant prehistory. The late neolithic Trypillian culture flourishe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church - History
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church - Early pre-history. The foundation of the Ukrainian Catholic Church was laid by the communion of the P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ukrainians: Encyclopedia Ii - Ukrainians - History
Ukraine had a very turbulent history, a fact explained by its geographical position. Up to the fifteenth century, Ukrainians were part of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vojvodina: Encyclopedia Ii - Vojvodina - History
Main article: History of Vojvodina Throughout history the territory of present day Vojvodina has been a part of Dacia, the Roman Empire, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coptic Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Coptic Christianity - History
Egypt is often identified as the place of refuge that the Holy Family sought in its flight from Judea: "When he arose, he took the young ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Papal Inauguration: Encyclopedia Ii - Papal Inauguration - The Replacement Of The Coronation
He may have decided not to wear his own personal tiara, but Paul VI's 1975 Apostolic Constitution explicitly required that his successor ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - His Holiness: Encyclopedia Ii - His Holiness - Usage
In Catholicism, the style derives from the Latin Sanctitas. It was originally used for all bishops, but from the 7th century on, it was o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jorge Mario Cardinal Bergoglio: Encyclopedia Ii - Jorge Mario Cardinal Bergoglio - Jesuit
Bergoglio was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on December 17, 1936. After an education in the Roman Catholic Church, he entered the novit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Sexually Active Popes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Sexually Active Popes - Sexually Active Popes
This list only includes popes known to have married and/or engaged in heterosexual sexual activity. For popes allegedly involved in homos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Melkite Greek Catholic Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Melkite Greek Catholic Church - History
The Melkite Greek Catholic Church has its origins among the various Christian communities of the Levant and Egypt. The church's history a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Duklja: Encyclopedia Ii - Duklja - History
Duklja - Early. De Administrando Imperio from the 10th century mentions it in the story of the province of Dalmatia: Now, the said Cro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Denomination: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Denomination - Historical Schisms And Methods Of Classification Schemes
Christianity has not been a monolithic faith since the first century, if ever, and today there exist a large variety of groups that share...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rusyns: Encyclopedia Ii - Rusyns - History
Some Ruthenian ethnic groups living on the border of the same territory were not fully included into creation of the Ukrainian nation, su...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Requiem: Encyclopedia Ii - Requiem - The Roman Catholic Service
This use of the word requiem comes from the opening words of the Introit: Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethiopic Catholic Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethiopic Catholic Church - History
The Portuguese voyages of discovery at the end of the fifteenth century opened the way for direct contacts between the Church in Rome and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Romanian Church United With Rome Greek-catholic: Encyclopedia Ii - Romanian Church United With Rome Greek-catholic - History
In 1700 many of the Romanians of Transylvania, headed by Bishop Atanasie Anghel, entered into full communion with the see of Rome, while ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catholicism: Encyclopedia Ii - Catholicism - Distinctive Beliefs And Practices
Catholicism - Beliefs. Catholic Churches share certain essential distinctive beliefs and practices (though some Anglicans and Lutherans...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Romanians: Encyclopedia Ii - Romanians - Population
Most Romanians live in Romania and Moldova, where they constitute a majority; Romanians also constitute a minority in the countries that ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bishop: Encyclopedia Ii - Bishop - Bishops And Civil Government
The efficient infrastructure of the Roman Empire became the template for the organization of the church in the fourth century, particular...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coat Of Arms Of Pope Benedict Xvi: Encyclopedia Ii - Coat Of Arms Of Pope Benedict Xvi - Shield
The shape of the shield varies from artist to artist. In the initial rendering of the coat of arms of Pope Benedict XVI the shape chosen ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Communion Christian: Encyclopedia Ii - Communion Christian - Eucharistic Usage
Communion is a term that Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christians apply to partaking of the consecrated bread and wine, not to the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Christianity In Ukraine: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Christianity In Ukraine - Distinguishing Between Church Bodies
Currently, the major Ukrainian Christian churches are: The Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC-MP) under the Patriarch of Moscow of the Russi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Council Of Chalcedon: Encyclopedia Ii - Council Of Chalcedon - Convocation And Session
The situation continued to deteriorate, with the pope demanding the convocation of a new council and the emperor refusing to budge, all t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Liturgy: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Liturgy - History Of The Liturgy
This section will describe the evolution of the liturgical celebration known as the Mass by Roman Catholics, which is similar to Anglican...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coptic Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Coptic Christianity - History
Egypt is often identified as the place of refuge that the Holy Family sought in its flight from Judea: "When he arose, he took the young ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catholic Church Hierarchy: Encyclopedia Ii - Catholic Church Hierarchy - Ecclesiastical Offices In The Hierarchy Of The Catholic Church
Catholic church hierarchy - Patriarchs. Patriarch is the title for the highest-ranking bishop of an autonomous church or federation of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Filioque Clause: Encyclopedia Ii - Filioque Clause - Historical Origins
As Johannes Grohe has pointed out, a regional council in Persia in 410 introduced one of the earliest forms of the filioque in the Creed;...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint Stephen: Encyclopedia Ii - Saint Stephen - St Stephen's Day
December 26, the "feast of Stephen" referred to in the Christmas carol Good King Wenceslas, is called "St. Stephen's Day"; it is a public...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cardinal Catholicism: Encyclopedia Ii - Cardinal Catholicism - Orders Of Cardinalate
According to Canon 350 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law, the College of Cardinals is presently divided into three orders: the episcopal ord...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Second Vatican Council: Encyclopedia Ii - Second Vatican Council - Sessions
Preparations for the Council, which took more than two years, included work from 10 specialized commissions, along with secretariats for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - East-west Schism: Encyclopedia Ii - East-west Schism - Origins
Since its earliest days, the Church recognized the special positions of three bishops, who were known as patriarchs: the Bishop of Rome, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chaldean: Encyclopedia Ii - Chaldean - Historical References
According to Josephus, Chaldeans were known in Hebrew as Kasdim (כשדים), which, in time, came also to mean "sorcerers". One such ref...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vojvodina: Encyclopedia Ii - Vojvodina - History
Main article: History of Vojvodina Throughout history the territory of present day Vojvodina has been a part of Dacia, the Roman Empire, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cardinal Catholicism: Encyclopedia Ii - Cardinal Catholicism - Orders
According to Canon 350 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law, the College of Cardinals is divided into three orders: the episcopal order (Cardin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Requiem: Encyclopedia Ii - Requiem - The Roman Catholic Service
This use of the word requiem comes from the opening words of the Introit: Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian View Of Marriage: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian View Of Marriage - View Of Non-protestant, Non-catholic Christians
In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ("LDS Church"; see also Mormon), "Eternal Marriage" is a sacred covenant between a man...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chaldean Neo-aramaic: Encyclopedia Ii - Chaldean Neo-aramaic - Origin, History And Use Today
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic is one of a number of modern Eastern Aramaic languages spoken in the region between Lake Urmia in Iranian Azerbaijan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bishop: Encyclopedia Ii - Bishop - Bishops In Catholic, Orthodox And Anglican Churches
Although many Protestant churches have rejected the place of bishops in church leadership, churches rooted in tradition continue to ordai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Romanians: Encyclopedia Ii - Romanians - Culture
Main article: Culture of Romania Romanians - Contribution to humanity. Main article: List of Romanians Romanians have played an importa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Romanians: Encyclopedia Ii - Romanians - Name
In English they are usually called Romanians or Rumanians except in some historical texts, where they are called Vlachs. Romanians - Rom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Romanians: Encyclopedia Ii - Romanians - History
Main article: History of Romania Romanians - Ancient Times. Inhabited by the ancient Dacians, today's territory of Romania was conquere...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ukraine: Encyclopedia Ii - Ukraine - Geography
The Ukrainian landscape consists mostly of fertile plains, or steppes, and plateaus, crossed by rivers such as the Dnieper, Seversky Done...   » Read the article