Holy See of the East is an honorary name of the sees of a number of Christian churches in the Middle East.
The Seat of Nestorian Catholicos-Patriarchs and Indian Orthodox Catholicos of the East is commonly known as the Holy See of the East and the Holy See of St. Thomas, as the post of Catholicos of the East is the successor of St. Thomas.
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