Syriac Orthodox Church


Syriac Orthodox Church
The Cathedral of Saint George in Damascus, Syria
ClassificationEastern Christianity
OrientationSyriac Christianity (Western)
ScripturePeshitta
TheologyOriental Orthodox theology
(Miaphysite)
PolityEpiscopal
StructureKoinonia
PatriarchMoran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II
RegionMiddle East, India, and diaspora
LanguageClassical Syriac (Western), Aramaic
LiturgySyro-Antiochene Rite
(West Syriac Rite: Divine Liturgy of Saint James)
HeadquartersCathedral of Saint George, Damascus, Syria (since 1959)
Branched fromChurch of Antioch
SeparationsSyriac Catholic Church (1662)
MembersAppriximately 1.4 to 1.7 million followers

The Syriac Orthodox Church (Classical Syriac: ܥܺܕܬܳܐ ܣܽܘܪܝܳܝܬܳܐ ܬܪܺܝܨܰܬ݂ ܫܽܘܒܚܳܐ, romanized: Ito Sūryoyto Trīṣath Shubho), fully known as the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch, is an Oriental Orthodox church that developed from the Church of Antioch. Classical Syriac is the official and liturgical language of the church. The patriarch of the church and the see of Antioch is Ignatius Aphrem II, who has led the Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch since 2014.

Institutions

The church has many institutions, including seminaries and colleges.[1] In 1934, the patriarch at the time Afrem Barsoum established the St. Aphrem Clerical School in Zahlé, Lebanon. The school was moved to Mosul, Iraq in 1946.[2][3] Many figures who would later be part of the church graduated from this school.

In 1990, the Order of St. Jacob Baradaeus was established for nuns of the church.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Orthodox Christian Educational Institutions (OCEI) -". Archived from the original on 2021-09-24. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
  2. ↑ "Monastic Life in the Syrian Orthodox Church – Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch". syrianorthodoxchurch.org. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
  3. ↑ "Catalogue of Courses". Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch. 2016-09-15. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
  4. ↑ "St. Jacob Baradeus Nuns Order". Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch. 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2025-06-25.

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