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Syro-Malabar Rite Also known as the Chaldean, Assyrian, or Persian Rite. History and Origin This rite is used by the Nestorians and also by Eastern Catholic bodies — in Syria, Mesopotamia, Persia, and Malabar — who have separated from them. The Syrian and Mesopotamian Catholics are now commonly called Chaldeans, or Syro-Chaldeans; the term Chaldean, … Continue reading “Syro-Malabar Rite”

Syro-Malabar Church An ancient body of Christians on the east and west coasts of India, claiming spiritual descent from the Apostle St. Thomas. The subject will be treated under the following heads: I. Their early traditions and their connection with the Apostle St. Thomas II. The Apostle’s tomb at Mylapur III. This upheld by the … Continue reading “Syro-Malabar Church”

Syro-Jacobite Liturgy The rite used by the Jacobite sect in Syria and by the Catholic Syrians is in its origin simply the old rite of Antioch in the Syriac language. Into this framework the Jacobites have fitted a great number of other Anaphoras, so that now their Liturgy has more variant forms than any other. … Continue reading “Syro-Jacobite Liturgy”

Syro-Chaldaic Rite Also known as the Chaldean, Assyrian, or Persian Rite. History and Origin This rite is used by the Nestorians and also by Eastern Catholic bodies — in Syria, Mesopotamia, Persia, and Malabar — who have separated from them. The Syrian and Mesopotamian Catholics are now commonly called Chaldeans, or Syro-Chaldeans; the term Chaldean, … Continue reading “Syro-Chaldaic Rite”

Syrna in Greek mythology, was a daughter of the Carian king Dameethus. She fell from the roof of her house, and was restored by the art of Podalirius, who then married her, and built the city named after her in Caria. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Syrinx in Greek mythology, was a daughter of the river-god Lado, who, when pursued on account of her beauty by Pan, prayed to her father for relief, and was changed into a reed. Pan cut some stalks from it, joined them together with wax, and used it, in the form known to us as Pan’s … Continue reading “Syrinx”

Syrians siri-anz (, ‘aram; , Suroi; Assyrian Aramu, Arumu, Arimu): 1.Division of Aram 2.A Semitic Race 3.Syria and Israel 4.Under Nabateans and Palmyrenes 5.A Mixed Race, Semitic Type 6.Religion The terms Syria and Syrians are used in two senses in the Bible. In the Old Testament they are uniformly Aram, Aramaean, while in the New … Continue reading “Syrians”

Syrian Rite, West The rite used by the Jacobite sect in Syria and by the Catholic Syrians is in its origin simply the old rite of Antioch in the Syriac language. Into this framework the Jacobites have fitted a great number of other Anaphoras, so that now their Liturgy has more variant forms than any … Continue reading “Syrian Rite, West”

Syrian Rite, East Also known as the Chaldean, Assyrian, or Persian Rite. History and Origin This rite is used by the Nestorians and also by Eastern Catholic bodies — in Syria, Mesopotamia, Persia, and Malabar — who have separated from them. The Syrian and Mesopotamian Catholics are now commonly called Chaldeans, or Syro-Chaldeans; the term … Continue reading “Syrian Rite, East”

Syrian Language siri-an (the King James Version SYRIACK). See SYRIAC. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia