Syriac Christianity
Eastern Aramaic faith
Syriac Christianity refers to the ancient Christian traditions that developed in the Syriac-speaking regions of the Near East, centered in Mesopotamia and Syria.
These churches use Syriac—a dialect of Aramaic—in their liturgy and theology.
Major branches include the Assyrian Church of the East, Syriac Orthodox Church, and Maronite Church.
Syriac Christianity preserves some of the oldest Christian texts and liturgical practices, predating the Greek and Latin traditions that came to dominate Western Christianity.
- AntiochAncient capital of Syria
- asceticismSevere self-denial practice
- baptismal ritesReligious water initiation ceremony
- ChristologyDoctrine of the Messiah's nature
- MonophysitismBelief Christ had solely divine nature
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