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United Syrians
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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one of the Syrian churches which dates from the 17th century, when a numerous party under Andreas Achigian, their first patriarch, seceded from the Jacobites, and acknowledged the authority of the pope. They have a patriarch at Aleppo, styled patriarch of Antioch; and archbishops of Aleppo, Babylon; Damascus, and Seleucia, besides eleven bishops. They number about 30;000. (See SYRIAN CHURCHES).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'United Syrians'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/u/united-syrians.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'United Syrians'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/u/united-syrians.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
