Chaldean Christians

Chaldean Christians (Syriac: ܟܲܠܕܵܝܹܐ, Keldayee; Arabic: الكلدانيون) are adherents of the Chaldean Catholic Church.^[1] Chaldeans are the largest Christian community in Iraq,^[2] estimated at between 400,000–600,000.^[2] Chaldeans have generally been well integrated into Iraqi society.^[2] They have not actively sought establishment of a separate state.^[2] Many of their members are businessmen and technocrats, and a few have held high government positions.^[2] Chaldeans have always been an important part of Iraqi society. In addition to Iraq, migrant Chaldean communities are found in the United States, Turkey, Syria, Iran, and Lebanon.^[2]

Chaldean Christians Media

Chaldean Catholics wearing traditional clothes during Palm Sunday 2018 in Alqosh
An unofficial flag of Assyria.
Privately designed Chaldean flag
Cathedral of Our Lady of Sorrows, Baghdad
Church of Saint Michael in Alqosh
St. Joseph's Cathedral, Tehran
Saint Anthony church in Diyarbakır, Turkey
Chaldean Catholics from the town of Alqosh during a festival and parade for Palm Sunday 2018.
Rabban Hormizd Monastery: is an important monastery of the Chaldean Catholic Church in Alqosh

Related pages

Assyrian people

References

↑ BBC NEWS (March 13, 2008). "Who are the Chaldean Christians?". BBC NEWS. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 Edmund Ghareeb, Beth Dougherty (2004). Historical Dictionary of Iraq. Scarecrow Press. p. 56. ISBN 9780810843301.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

[BBC-1] BBC NEWS (March 13, 2008). "Who are the Chaldean Christians?". BBC NEWS. Retrieved March 26, 2010.

[Iraq-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 Edmund Ghareeb, Beth Dougherty (2004). Historical Dictionary of Iraq. Scarecrow Press. p. 56. ISBN 9780810843301.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

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