Syrian Arab Orthodox (Greek Orthodox of Antioch tradition)

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The Syrian Arab Orthodox (Greek Orthodox of Antioch tradition) are Arabic-speaking Eastern Orthodox Christians who follow the liturgical, theological, and cultural heritage of the ancient Patriarchate of Antioch.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arabic-speaking Christian group
Eastern Orthodox Christian community
religious ethnic group
associatedWithPatriarchate Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East
christologicalDoctrine Chalcedonian Christianity
currentPatriarchalSee Damascus
distinctFrom Maronite Church
Melkite Greek Catholic Church
Syriac Orthodox Church
ethnoReligiousIdentity Arab Christian
followsCouncil Council of Chalcedon
followsTraditionOf Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch
geographicOrigin Antioch
historicalCenter Antioch
historicalLanguage Syriac
liturgicalFamily Byzantine liturgical family
liturgicalMusicTradition Byzantine chant
mainLiturgicalRite Byzantine Rite
mainTheologicalTradition Byzantine theology
majorFeast Nativity of Christ
Pascha
linked to: Feast of Pascha

Theophany
partOf Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch
patriarchTitle Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
primaryCountry Syria
primaryLanguage Arabic
region Levant
linked to: Levant region

Middle East
religiousAffiliation Eastern Orthodoxy
selfIdentification Greek Orthodox of Antioch
Roum Orthodox
Rum Orthodox
linked to: Rum millet
sharesCommunionWith other Eastern Orthodox Churches
sharesHeritageWith other Antiochian Orthodox Christians
significantDiasporaIn Australia
Brazil
Canada
Europe
United States
significantPopulationIn Iraq
Lebanon
Turkey
usesCalendar Julian calendar
Revised Julian calendar
usesLiturgicalLanguage Arabic
Koine Greek
usesScript Arabic script
Greek script

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Jordanian Arab Orthodox sharesTraditionWith Syrian Arab Orthodox (Greek Orthodox of Antioch tradition)