Assyrian Church of the East

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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

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.

Ephrem the Syrian → veneratedIn → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ
this entity surface form: Church of the East
Ephrem the Syrian → veneratedIn → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ
Saint George of Lydda → veneratedIn → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ
this entity surface form: Church of the East
Saint Stephen → veneratedIn → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ
St. Isaac the Syrian → veneratedIn → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ
the Father → worshipedBy → Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ
subject surface form: God the Father