Aleppo Christian Heritage and Churches
Explore the ancient Christian communities of Aleppo, one of the oldest continuously Christian cities in the world, where Armenian, Syriac, Greek Orthodox, and Maronite churches coexist in a living multi-faith heritage.
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Armenian Cathedral
Visit the Armenian Cathedral of the Forty Martyrs, the center of the Armenian community in Aleppo which took in hundreds of thousands of Armenian genocide survivors in 1915, making Aleppo home to one of the largest Armenian communities outside Armenia.
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Syriac Orthodox Cathedral
See the Syriac Orthodox Cathedral where the ancient liturgical tradition of Aramaic, the language spoken by Jesus, is still used in worship, the Syriac Christian community maintaining one of the oldest continuous Christian liturgies in existence.
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Greek Orthodox Patriarchate
Visit the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate complex where the Antiochian Orthodox tradition, one of the original five patriarchates of early Christianity, maintains its presence in a city that has been Christian since the 1st century CE.
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Maronite Quarter
Walk the Maronite Christian quarter where the Lebanese-linked church maintains its community in the historic Christian neighborhood, the Maronite families who have lived in Aleppo for centuries now mostly relocated after the civil war.
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Church of St. Simeon Stylites
Day trip to the Church of Saint Simeon Stylites north of Aleppo, the extraordinary 5th century Byzantine complex built around the pillar where the ascetic saint lived for 37 years, one of the finest early Christian buildings in existence.
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Christian Community Recovery
Learn about the recovery of Aleppo Christian communities after the civil war displacement, the return of some families and the challenges of rebuilding the church institutions, schools, and social networks of ancient communities in a transformed city.
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