The Syriac Orthodox Church

Denomination·Founded 451 CE·est. ~2 million worldwide excluding the Indian archdiocese, which is counted here as the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church; Syrian and Turkish figures have fallen sharply since 2011.

Judaism → Christianity → Oriental Orthodoxy → The Syriac Orthodox Church → 2 branches

The Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the EastArchiveDepartment of Syriac Studies

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Overview Belief 3How to Live 1Practice 1Stories & Scripture 1Community 1 You × The Syriac Orthodox Church Discussion

Rites & Ritual

what its people do — and when Part of Practice →
Daily
The Qurbono of Saint James. The West Syriac liturgy is chanted end to end and takes two to three hours, longer on feasts. Its anaphora is attributed to James the brother of the Lord and is the oldest complete eucharistic prayer still in regular use anywhere. The chant is catalogued in the Beth Gazo — the treasury — in eight modes that rotate week by week. When Weekly on Sunday, and daily in the monasteriesWho The parish; the deacons carry half the singing Go deeper — context →

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

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