Assyrian Church of the East

E38206

Eastern Christian church Oriental church Syriac Christian church

The Assyrian Church of the East is an ancient Eastern Christian church rooted in the Syriac tradition, known for its distinct Christology, liturgy, and continuity with early Mesopotamian Christianity.

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Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form	Occurrences
Church of the East	19
Ancient Church of the East	7
Assyrian Church of the East (not recognized as ecumenical)	1
Assyrian Church of the East (partially, with reservations)	1
Church of the East theology	1
Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East	1
Nestorian Church (as self‑designation)	1
The Church of the East	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Eastern Christian church ⓘ Oriental church ⓘ Syriac Christian church ⓘ
christology	Dyophysite ⓘ often historically labeled Nestorian ⓘ
communionStatus	not in communion with Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ not in communion with Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ not in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
continuityWith	early Mesopotamian Christianity ⓘ
currentPatriarch	Mar Awa III ⓘ
diasporaRegion	Australia ⓘ Europe ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
doesNotAccept	Council of Chalcedon ⓘ surface form: Council of Chalcedon (451) Council of Ephesus ⓘ surface form: Council of Ephesus (431)
governingStructure	episcopal hierarchy ⓘ
hasClergyRank	bishop ⓘ deacon ⓘ priest ⓘ
historicalCenter	Persia ⓘ surface form: Persian Empire Ctesiphon ⓘ surface form: Seleucia-Ctesiphon
historicalExpansion	Central Asia ⓘ China ⓘ India ⓘ
influencedCommunity	St. Thomas Christians ⓘ surface form: Saint Thomas Christians of India
liturgy	Syriac Rite ⓘ surface form: East Syriac Rite
mainEthnicCommunity	Assyrians ⓘ
missionaryHistory	sent missions along the Silk Road ⓘ
originatedIn	Mesopotamia ⓘ
otherLiturgicalLanguage	Arabic ⓘ English ⓘ Modern Assyrian (Sureth) ⓘ
patriarchalSee	Erbil ⓘ
patriarchalSeeCountry	Iraq ⓘ
patriarchEnthroned	2021 ⓘ
patriarchTitle	Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ
primaryLiturgicalLanguage	Classical Syriac ⓘ
primaryRegion	Iran ⓘ Iraq ⓘ
rejectsTerm	Assyrian Church of the East self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Nestorian Church (as self‑designation)
relatedChurch	Assyrian Church of the East self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ancient Church of the East Chaldean Catholic Church ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ
sacramentalTheology	recognizes seven sacraments ⓘ
selfDesignation	Assyrian Church of the East self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East
separatedFrom	Church of the Roman Empire ⓘ
separationReason	Christological controversies of the 5th century ⓘ
sharesLiturgyWith	Chaldean Catholic Church ⓘ surface form: Chaldean Catholic Church (East Syriac Rite)
theologicalTradition	East Syriac tradition ⓘ
usesCalendar	Julian calendar (for liturgical feasts in many communities) ⓘ

Referenced by (56)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aphrahat → associatedWith → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ

this entity surface form: Church of the East

Narsai → associatedWith → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ

this entity surface form: Church of the East

Nestorianism → associatedWith → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ

this entity surface form: Church of the East

Book of Revelation → canonicalIn → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ

this entity surface form: Church of the East

First Epistle of John → canonicalIn → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ

this entity surface form: Church of the East

Narsai → denomination → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ

this entity surface form: Church of the East

Second Council of Nicaea → denomination → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ

Nicene Christianity → dominantInBranch → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ

Epistle to Titus → includedInCanonOf → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ

Eastern Christianity → includes → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ancient Church of the East

Antiochene school of theology → influenced → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ

this entity surface form: Church of the East theology

Nestorianism → influenced → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ

this entity surface form: Church of the East

Nestorius → influenced → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ

this entity surface form: Church of the East

School of Edessa → influenced → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ

this entity surface form: Church of the East

Theodore of Mopsuestia → influenced → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Church of the East

Apostolic Succession → isAffirmedBy → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ

this entity surface form: Church of the East

Holy Tradition → isAffirmedBy → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ

Perpetual Virginity of Mary → isAffirmedBy → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ

Syriac Rite → isUsedBy → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ancient Church of the East

Syriac → liturgicalLanguageOf → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ancient Church of the East

Chalcedonian Definition → notRecognizedBy → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ

Chaldean Catholic Church → originatesFrom → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ

this entity surface form: Church of the East

Council of Ephesus → recognizedBy → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ

First Council of Constantinople → recognizedBy → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ

First Council of Nicaea → recognizedBy → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ

Second Council of Constantinople → recognizedBy → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ

this entity surface form: Assyrian Church of the East (not recognized as ecumenical)

Third Ecumenical Council → recognizedBy → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ

this entity surface form: Assyrian Church of the East (partially, with reservations)

Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed → rejectedBy → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ

Assyrian Church of the East → rejectsTerm → Assyrian Church of the East self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nestorian Church (as self‑designation)

Assyrian Church of the East → relatedChurch → Assyrian Church of the East self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ancient Church of the East

Edessa → religionHistoricallyImportant → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ

this entity surface form: Church of the East

Sūrāyē → religiousAffiliationCommon → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ

Assyrians → religiousDenomination → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic → religiousUse → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ancient Church of the East

Assyrian Church of the East → selfDesignation → Assyrian Church of the East self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East

Chaldean Catholic Church → separatedFrom → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ

Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church → separatedFrom → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ

this entity surface form: Church of the East

Estrangela script → usedBy → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ

this entity surface form: Church of the East

Peshitta → usedBy → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ

this entity surface form: Church of the East

Syriac liturgical year → usedBy → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ

East Syriac script → usedByCommunity → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ancient Church of the East

Syriac → usedIn → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ

this entity surface form: Church of the East

Syriac → usedIn → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ancient Church of the East

Theodore of Mopsuestia → veneratedBy → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ

this entity surface form: Church of the East