Assyrian Church of the East
A church belonging to the
eastern branch of Syriac Christianity, the origins of the
Assyrian Church of the East are traced to Patriarch Shimun
XIII of the Chaldaean Church, itself, an offshoot of the old
Church of the East. In 1672, the Church of the East experienced
a schism when Shimun transferred his see to the Ottoman Empire,
and discontinued communion with the Church of Rome, resulting
in the creation of two rival patriarchates: the Chaldean Catholic
Church, which entered communion with Rome, and the church
that was later to be known as the Assyrian Church of the East.
The schism was primarily over issues related to church leadership
and theology. The Assyrian Church of the East adopted its
name in 1976, and considers itself a continuation of the Church
of the East.
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