The historic Christian churches long established in Iran are the Armenian Apostolic Church, the
Assyrian Church of the East and the Chaldean Catholic Church, all of which hold their services in their own languages--Armenian, Assyrian and Chaldean.
Both structures are thought to have been built by the
Assyrian Church of the East, formerly known as the Nestorian Christians.
This discussion is of critical relevance to any scholar interested in the history and ecclesiology of the ancient Church of the East and its descendant traditions: the
Assyrian Church of the East, the Chaldean Catholic patriarchate, and the more recent Ancient Church of the East.
Messages of support flooded in on Facebook as the announcement was made by the Holy Apostolic Catholic
Assyrian Church of the East.
He said during a meeting with a delegation from the East Assyrian Church led by His Holiness Patriarch Mar Georgis III Salio Patriarch of the
Assyrian Church of the East in the world that the country is facing many challenges, the most important is terrorism, which requires the consolidation of all efforts in order to fight it and defeat it.
Haider al-Abadi, to attend the consecration ceremony of His Holiness Patriarch Gewargis Sliwa, the new Patriarch of the
Assyrian Church of the East, which was held in Saint Yohana Church in Ainkawa district of Erbil.
NNA - "No religious, political or economic motives can justify what is happening to hundreds of thousands of innocent men, women and children:" that's what Pope Francis said Thursday, calling what is happening to Christians and other minorities in Iraq and Syria "daily persecution." Pope Francis was speaking in a Vatican audience to Catholicos Patriarch of the
Assyrian Church of the East, Mar Dinkha IV.
This is likewise the case in the Oriental Orthodox Churches, as well as the
Assyrian Church of the East. (52) According to John of Mardin (d.
Islam has ordered its followers to respect other divine religions, Hashemi Rafsanjani said in a meeting with the visiting Patriarch of the
Assyrian Church of the East Mar Khanania Dinkha IV.
Born and raised in Kirkuk, Iraq, Yaqob is the middle daughter of a family who are proud members of the
Assyrian Church of the East, an ancient tradition with a long history of persecution.
It is a sad irony that the seat of one of the largest of Iraq's Christian churches, the
Assyrian Church of the East, is Chicago.