Nestorian
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Origin of Nestorian
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Late Latin word Nestoriānus. See Nestorius, -an
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The second writer, Ishoyahb III, was Patriarch of the Church of the East, or the Nestorian Church, from 649 to 659, leading the most popular Christian denomination of the former Persian Empire.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
The Nestorian Christians had come primarily from Syria and Persia.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
Hopkirk writes that it was supposedly Nestorian monks who smuggled silkworm eggs out of China in their staffs.
From New York Times • May 11, 2020
Another highlights the Yuan dynasty’s religious diversity, with paintings, sculptures and textiles relating to Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism, Nestorian Christianity, Manichaeism and Islam.
From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2010
Moreover, the sites of the patriarchates, and the dignity conferred on that of St. Thomas, are indications of a Nestorian bias.
From Curious Myths of the Middle Ages by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
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