Church of the East (East Syriac tradition)
A living tradition within Christianity. The disagreements in the sources are shown rather than settled.
Church of the East (East Syriac tradition) is a living tradition within Christianity. Also written Assyrian Church of the East tradition, Nestorian Church (contested designation), Persian Church.
Origin
No founding year is given below, because the sources read do not agree on one and a date has not been chosen for them. No founding date. Britannica attributes the separation of the Church of the East from the rest of Christendom to the aftermath of the Council of Ephesus (431), which condemned Nestorius, patriarch of Constantinople; the churches of the Sassanian Persian Empire that would not accept the condemnation were severed from the imperial church.
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Citation
English
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John Shaqi. “Church of the East (East Syriac tradition).” English version. 11 August 2026. https://johnshaqi.com/articles/sect-church-of-the-east-east-syriac-tradition.
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