Assyrian Church of the East

An ancient East Syriac Christian church with its own hierarchy and liturgical traditions, historically centered in Mesopotamia and distinct from Catholic communion.

Church of the East: A historic Syriac Christian communion that developed in the Persian Empire and spread widely across Asia. The Assyrian Church is the principal modern continuation of this historic church.
East Syriac Rite: A family of Christian liturgical practices associated with the Church of the East and related churches. Its services and calendar give the Assyrian Church a distinctive worship tradition.
Chaldean Catholic Church: An Eastern Catholic church of the East Syriac tradition in full communion with the pope. It shares historical roots and rite with the Assyrian Church but belongs to Catholic communion.
Christianity in China: The history of Christian communities and institutions in China, beginning with documented medieval arrivals. Church of the East missionaries established communities in China during the Tang period.
Mar Addai II: Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East from 1970 until his death in 2022. His long leadership guided the church through major changes in its modern global presence.
Edessa: An ancient city in Upper Mesopotamia and an early center of Syriac Christianity. Edessa helped shape the Syriac language and Christian traditions inherited by the church.
Syriac language: A dialect of Middle Aramaic that became a major literary and liturgical language of Eastern Christianity. Syriac remains central to the church's liturgical texts and historical identity.
Ancient Church of the East: An East Syriac church formed by a twentieth-century split from the Assyrian Church of the East. It shares the tradition but has a separate hierarchy and ecclesiastical history.
Christianity in India: The history of Christian communities in India, including the Saint Thomas Christians of the Malabar Coast. Church of the East connections helped shape the East Syriac heritage of India's Saint Thomas Christians.
Timothy I of Baghdad: A ninth-century patriarch of the Church of the East known for scholarship and church leadership. His patriarchate marked an influential period of theological and institutional activity.

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