Syrian Rite, East

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• East Syrian Rite —     East Syrian Rite     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► East Syrian Rite     Also known as the Chaldean, Assyrian, or Persian Rite.     History and Origin     This rite is used by the Nestorians and also by Eastern Catholic bodies in Syria,… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• East Syrian Rite — The East Syrian Rite is a Christian liturgy, also known as the Assyro Chaldean Rite,[1] Assyrian or Chaldean Rite, and the Persian Rite although it originated in Edessa, Mesopotamia. It was used historically in the Church of the East, and remains …   Wikipedia

• West Syrian Rite — For other uses, see West Syrian liturgical rites. The West Syrian Rite, also known as the Syrian Rite or the Syro Antiochene Rite, is a Christian liturgical rite chiefly practiced in the Syriac Orthodox Church and churches related to or descended …   Wikipedia

• Syrian Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark — The Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark is an eparchy of the Syrian Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic church in communion with the Roman Catholic Church. The territory of the eparchy encompasses the entire United States and Canada. It …   Wikipedia

• Rite syriaque oriental — Le rite syriaque oriental, rite perse ou rite chaldéen est le rite liturgique employé par différentes Église orientales (Église apostolique assyrienne de l Orient, Ancienne Église de l Orient, Église malabare orthodoxe,...) ainsi que par deux… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Syrian Jews — (Arabic,يهود سوريون) derive their origin from two groups: those who inhabited the region of today s Syria from the ancient times and those Sephardim who fled to Syria after the expulsion of the Jews from Spain (1492 AD). There were large… …   Wikipedia

• Syrian Malabar Nasrani — For other uses, see Nasrani (disambiguation). This article deals with the Nasrani People as an ethnic community, for a detailed article on the religious tradition of the Nasrani people; see: Saint Thomas Christians. Syrian Malabar Nasranis …   Wikipedia

• Syrian American — Infobox Ethnic group Tige Andrews • Yasser Seirawan • Steve Jobs Mitch Daniels • Jerry Seinfeld group = Syrian Americans population = 154,560 [http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/tables/08s0051.xls U.S. Census Bureau: Population by Selected… …   Wikipedia

• Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults — RCIA redirects here. For the company with this stock ticker symbol, see Rogers Communications. The Seven Sacraments by Rogier van der Weyden, ca. 1448. The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (often abbreviated RCIA) is the process through… …   Wikipedia

• Syrian and Palestinian religion — ▪ ancient religion Introduction       beliefs of Syria and Palestine between 3000 and 300 BC. These religions are usually defined by the languages of those who practiced them: e.g., Amorite, Hurrian, Ugaritic, Phoenician, Aramaic, and Moabite.… …   Universalium