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| Magisterial Church | |
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| Ecclesia Maestrale 師之教会 Μαγιστρικὴ Ἐκκλησία | |
| Classification | Eastern Christian |
| Orientation | Sui generis |
| Scripture | Velmarin Magisterial Bible |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Governance | Ecclesial College of Elders |
| Magister Bishop | Lucretia Nicodema |
| Region | Velmaria and Velmarin diaspora |
| Language | Liturgical: Koine Greek Velmarin, Vorean, Chinese, Latin |
| Headquarters | Great House of Holy Wisdom, Sencia, Velmaria |
| Origin | Before the 6th century Ante-Nicene, according to tradition Velmaria |
| Separations | Reformed Magisterial Church |
| Members | 119,216 (baptized) including approx. 7000 abroad |
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| Official website | www.magistrike-ekklesia.or.vl |
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The Velmarin Magisterial Church, officially simply the Magisterial Church, is a sui generis Eastern Christian church based in the Velmarin Empire, in Southeast Asia. It is the only extant non-Nicene Christian denomination that traces its origins to antiquity, and is the only Christian denomination to have developed primarily in pre-colonial East Asia. Despite historic ties to the Syriac Church of the East, the Magisterial Church is not currently in full communion with any denomination outside of Velmaria. It employs the sui generis Koine Greek Magisterial Rite in its liturgy, follows its own calendar of feasts based on the Chinese calendar, and maintains Eastern Christianity's longest and most diverse biblical canon, though the Orthodox Tewahedo canon has more canonical books. The Magisterial Church is headquartered in the Great House of Holy Wisdom in Sencia, and is governed by the Ecclesial College of Elders. It has been under the presidency of Magister Bishop Lucretia Nicodema since December 2016, and has 119,216 baptized members as of February 2020, 112,429 (94.3%) of whom live in Velmaria for most of the year.
Shieqeh[edit]
| Mastiffs (gnau; 獒 ngáu) |
Spitz-types (cane; 犬 chuán) |
Water dogs (ceu; 狗 céu) |
Height at the withers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater (tae; 太 thài) |
Velmarin Mastiff (Taigau; 太獒 Thài Ngáu) |
Velmarin Greater Spitz (Taicane; 太犬 Thài Chuán) |
Velmarin Greater Water Dog (Taiceu; 太狗 Thài Céu) |
50–75 cm (20–30 in) | |
| Standard (tyun; 中 xung) |
Velmarin Bulldog (Hagnau; 下獒 Rha Ngáu) |
Velmarin Standard Spitz (Tyuncane; 中犬 Xung Chuán) |
Velmarin pye dog (Uolpe; 狐狸 Huó Lí) |
35–60 cm (14–24 in) | |
| Lesser (ha; 下 rha) |
Velmarin Lesser Spitz (Hacane; 下犬 Rha Chuán) |
Velmarin Lesser Water Dog (Haceu; 下狗 Rha Céu) |
25–40 cm (10–16 in) | ||
| Miniature (seu; 少 séu) |
Velmarin Miniature Spitz (Seucane; 少犬 Séu Chuán) |
Velmarin Miniature Water Dog (Seuceu; 少狗 Séu Céu) |
15–30 cm (6–12 in) | ||