Damascus and diaspora
About this date: This is a regional grouping, not one see founded around 1300. Medieval principalities, later national church organization, and the eighteenth-century renewal associated with Paisius belong to different historical layers.
The Syriac patriarchate’s moves and diaspora witness must be distinguished from geographical proof of communion.
Key points
- The Syriac patriarchate’s moves and diaspora witness must be distinguished from geographical proof of communion.