Syrian Christians
Middle Eastern faithful
Syrian Christians are adherents of Christianity whose faith traces to the ancient Syrian churches of the Middle East, particularly those using Syriac liturgical traditions.
The term covers several distinct communities—Maronites, Assyrians, Chaldeans, and others—spread across Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, and India.
Some Syrian Christians descend from the earliest converts to Christianity; others belong to churches that later aligned with Rome.
The Syrian Christian community in Kerala claims origins in the first century.
- Council of ChalcedonChurch assembly settling incarnation doctrine
- ancient manuscriptsVery old handwritten documents
- iconographyAnalysis of artistic symbols
- refugee campsTemporary housing for displaced persons
- MonophysitismBelief Christ had solely divine nature
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- Eastern ChristiansCopts, Maronites, Assyrians, Chaldeans, Armenians
- LevantDamascus, Aleppo, Beirut, Jordan, Lebanon
- Indian ChristianityJacobites, CSI
- KeralaKerala, Cochin, Malabar, backwaters, coconut oil
- Kerala NamesNair, Suresh, Jacobite, Jacobites
- ChristiansCatholics, Catholic, Protestants, Protestant, Baptist