West Syriac Rite
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The West Syriac Rite, also called the Syriac-Antiochian Rite and the West Syrian Rite, is an Eastern Christian liturgical rite that employs the Divine Liturgy of Saint James in the West Syriac dialect
Celebration of the Holy Qurobo in the Syriac Orthodox Church led by Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II
Holy Qurobo in the Maronite Church
A West Syriac Rite Holy Qurbono of the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church holding paterissa (crozier)
A West Syriac Rite Holy Qurbono of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
Jacob of Edessa
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Jacob of Edessa or James of Edessa was a Syriac Orthodox bishop of Edessa, scholar, and translator. Renowned for his multilingual mastery, he made lasting contributions to biblical revision, canon law
A Syriac icon of St. Jacob absorbed in study
Syriac Psalter, 12th–13th century AD
Leaf from a 16th century Syriac prayer book that utilizes Jacob's diacritics