Syriac Orthodox Church
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The Syriac Orthodox Church, also informally known as the Jacobite Church, is an Oriental Orthodox church that traces back to the ancient Church of Antioch. The church currently has around 1.5 million
Cathedral of Saint George, Damascus, Syria
A Syriac Orthodox icon of Jesus Christ, Saint Peter, and Saint Paul.
Syriac Orthodox Chapel of Saints Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem
Mor Hananyo Monastery was the headquarters of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch until 1932.
Assyrians
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Assyrians are a distinct ethnic group native to Mesopotamia with roots in ancient Assyria. They speak varieties of Neo-Aramaic, a branch of the Semitic language family that replaced Akkadian during th
Part of the Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal, c. 645–635 BC
Mor Mattai Monastery (Dayro d-Mor Mattai) in, Bartella, Nineveh, Iraq. It is recognized as one of the oldest Christian monasteries in existence. It is famous for its magnificent library and a considerable collection of Syriac Christian manuscripts
Mar Elias (Eliya), the Nestorian bishop of the Urmia plain village of Geogtapa, c. 1831
Hanne Safar (center)