Eastern Rite

Eastern Rite may refer to:

  • East Syrian Rite, Christian liturgy, also known as the Assyro-Chaldean Rite, Assyrian Rite (a.k.a. Syriac), or Persian Rite
  • Maronites, a Christian church based in Lebanon as well have members in Israel, Jordan, Syria and Turkey
  • Copts, members of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria based in Egypt
  • Rites of Eastern Catholic Churches, term which can refer either to the churches themselves, or the liturgical rites
  • Eastern Orthodox Church, the second largest Christian communion in the world
  • Byzantine Rite, liturgical rite used in Eastern Orthodox churches
  • Liturgical ceremonies used in Eastern Christianity

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