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 The Holy, Ancient, and Apostolic Church of the East | |
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| Ⲓ Ⲁⲅⲓⲁ, Ⲁⲣⲭⲁⲓⲁ ⲕⲁⲓ Ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲓⲕⲓ Ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲓⲥⲓⲁ ⲧⲓⲥ Ⲁⲛⲁⲧⲟⲗⲓⲥ | |
 Emblem of the Church of the East | |
| Classification | Anatolian Christianity |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Patriarch of Marakanda | His Beatitude, Ephrem IV |
| Language | !Syriac, Eschataean Hellian |
| Headquarters | Marakanda |
| Founder | Saints Simeon |
| Origin | 2nd century Marakanda |
The The Holy, Ancient, and Apostolic Church of the East (Eschataean Hellian: Ⲓ Ⲁⲅⲓⲁ, Ⲁⲣⲭⲁⲓⲁ ⲕⲁⲓ Ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲓⲕⲓ Ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲓⲥⲓⲁ ⲧⲓⲥ Ⲁⲛⲁⲧⲟⲗⲓⲥ) or as it is more commonly known, the Church of the East or Anatolian Church is the second-largest Epiphanian denomination in Verthandi, after Catholicism. Led by the Patriarch of Marakanda, the Church oversees a vast and diverse range of believers and traditions, with strong communities of believers ranging from the fringes of the former Suvari Empire to the shores of Hwan-Ung.