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The Church of the East, which was part of the Great Church, shared communion with those in the Roman Empire until the Council of Ephesus condemned Nestorius in 431. [1] Supporters of Nestorius took refuge in Sasanian Persia, where the Church refused to condemn Nestorius and became accused of Nestorianism, a heresy attributed to Nestorius.
- Assyrian Church of the East - Wikipedia
The Assyrian Church of the East is officially headquartered...
- List of patriarchs of the Church of the East - Wikipedia
The Patriarch of the Church of the East (also known as...
- Ancient Church of the East - Wikipedia
The Ancient Church of the East (ACE) is an Eastern Christian...
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The Assyrian Church of the East also called Holy Apostolic...
- Assyrian Church of the East - Wikipedia
The Assyrian Church of the East is officially headquartered in the city of Erbil, in northern Iraq; its original area encompassed Iraq, southeastern Turkey, northeastern Syria and northwestern Iran, corresponding roughly to ancient Assyria.
- Early Bishops
- Bishops of Seleucia-Ctesiphon
- Metropolitans of Seleucia-Ctesiphon
- Catholicoi of Seleucia-Ctesiphon
1. Mar Thoma Shliha(c.34–50)2. Mar Addai Shliha(c.50-66)3. Mar Aggai (c.66–81). First successor to the Apostleship of his spiritual director the Apostle Mar Addai, one of the Seventy disciples. He in turn was the spiritual director of Mar Mari.4. Palut of Edessa (c.81–87) renamed Mar Mari (c.87 – c.121).During his days a bishopric was formally established at Seleucia-Ctesiphon.Around 280, visiting bishops consecrated Papa bar Aggai as Bishop of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, thereby establishing the succession. With him, heads of the church took the title Catholicos. 1. 11. Papa bar Aggai (c.280–316 AD died 336) 2. 12. Shemʿon bar Sabbaʿe (Simeon Barsabae) (coadjutor 317–336, Catholicos from 337–341 AD) 3. 13. Shahdost(Shalidoste) ...
Isaac was recognised as 'Grand Metropolitan' and Primate of the Church of the East at the Synod of Seleucia-Ctesiphon in 410. The acts of this Synod were later edited by the Patriarch Joseph(552–567) to grant him the title of Catholicos as well. This title for Patriarch Isaac in fact only came into use towards the end of the fifth century. 1. 17. I...
With Dadisho, the significant disagreement on the dates of the Catholicoi in the sources start to converge. In 424, under Mar Dadisho I, the Church of the East declared itself independent of all the Church of the West (Emperor Justinian's Pentarchy); thereafter, its Catholicoi began to use the additional title of Patriarch. During his reign, the Co...
The Eastern Orthodox Church is a Christian body whose adherents are largely based in Western Asia (particularly Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, and Palestine) and Turkey, Eastern Europe, the Balkans and the Caucasus (Georgia, Abkhazia, Ossetia etc.), with a growing presence in the Western world.
The Ancient Church of the East (ACE) is an Eastern Christian denomination. It branched from the Assyrian Church of the East in 1964, under the leadership of Mar Toma Darmo (d. 1969). It is one of three Assyrian Churches that claim continuity with the historical Church of the East (the ancient Patriarchal Province of Seleucia-Ctesiphon), the ...
A dictionary entry on the Syrian Church, also known as Nestorian or Assyrian, which originated from the ancient church in the Persian Empire. It adopted a strongly dyophysite christology and had extensive missionary work in Asia.
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The Assyrian Church of the East also called Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East[1] is a Christian church. It is one of the earliest churches to separate from the larger Church.
