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__NOTOC__{{Infobox_Contents |topic_name ==Synopsis== The Holy Apostolic and Catholic Assyrian Church of the East is a church that traces its origins to the See of Babylon, said to be founded by the [[apostle Thomas]]. It is also called the Assyrian Orthodox Church, but should not be confused with the distinct [[Syriac Orthodox Church]], which belongs to [[Oriental Orthodoxy]]. Its geographical origins lie in [[Iraq]] and [[Iran]] and it onced stretched to [[Xian]] in [[China]] and [[Kerala]] in [[India]]. It officially divided from the other Christian churches in 431 AD following the [[Council of Ephesus]] which repudiated [[Nestorianism]] and as such it is often known as the Nestorian Church, however its theology is not strictly Nestorian. Today there are about 0.5 million members of the church, of which most live in [[Iraq]], [[Iran]] and [[Syria]].|subtopics ==Contents== {{topics}}* [[Assyrian Church of the East Heirarchy]]

* [[Assyrian Church of the East Doctrine]] | , [[Assyrian Church of the East: Nature of Christ|Nature of Christ]]

* [[The Truth About the Christian Faith (Mar Odisho, 1298 C.E.)]]| opinion_pieces = {{opinionsshort_opinions}}| {{quotes}} ==Main article==

The '''Holy Apostolic and Catholic Assyrian Church of the East ''' is a church that traces its origins to the See of Babylon, said to be founded by the [[apostle Thomas]]. It is also called the Assyrian Orthodox Church, but should not be confused with the distinct [[Syriac Orthodox Church]], which belongs to [[Oriental Orthodoxy]]. Its geographical origins lie in [[Iraq]] and [[Iran]] and it onced stretched to [[Xian]] in [[China]] and [[Kerala]] in [[India]]. It officially divided from the other Christian churches in 431 AD following the [[Council of Ephesus]] which repudiated [[Nestorianism]] and as such it is often known as the Nestorian Church, however its theology is not strictly Nestorian. Today there are about 0.5 million members of the church, of which most live in [[Iraq]] , [[Iran]] and [[Syria]].