The Assyrian Church of the East

Denomination·Founded 431 CE·est. 323,300 by the World Council of Churches figure; other estimates run to 400,000, and war and emigration have made counting harder since 2014.

Judaism → Christianity → The Church of the East → The Assyrian Church of the East

Assyrian Church of the East — Diocese of Western EuropeAssyrian Church of the East — Diocese of California

Branch
Overview Belief 3How to Live 1Practice 1Stories & Scripture 1Community 1 You × The Assyrian Church of the East Discussion

Rites & Ritual

what its people do — and when Part of Practice →
Weekly
The Qurbana of Addai and Mari. The eucharistic prayer named for the apostles who evangelised Mesopotamia is probably the oldest in continuous use in any church, and it contains no institution narrative — no this is my body recited as a quotation. The words are dispersed through the prayer instead. In 2001 Rome, after study, ruled the anaphora valid as it stands. When Weekly on Sunday, and on the feasts of the HudraWho The parish; deacons chant the responses Go deeper — context & 1 source →

Numbers count Panfaith activity only — never real-world adherence.

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