A Nestorian stele, dated 781AD, was discovered in 1625 near Chang'an.
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Nestorian
Synonyms for "nestorian" (11 found)
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Noun(3 words)
church of the eastchurch of the east adherentchurch of the east member
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Noun(3 words)
east syriaceast syriac christiannestorian adherent
Related words (5)
Noun(5 words)
nestorian believernestorian christiannestorian churchnestorian church membernestorian designation
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9 entriesNestorian doctrineNestorian laypersonNestorian liturgyNestorian missionaryNestorian monkNestorian priestNestorian ritesNestorian theologianNestorian theology
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10 entriesEast Syriac ChristianNestorian ChurchNestorian controversyNestorian doctrineNestorian liturgyNestorian manuscriptsNestorian studiesNestorian textsNestorian theologyNestorian tradition
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Through them passed not only the traders of the Silk Route[…] but also lone Buddhist monks carrying precious cargoes of scrolls in their backpacks, white-robed Manichean sages from Iran and austere Nestorian clerics who founded Christian monasteries even in remote Tibet.
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After his return he bitterly complained of being called a Nestorian by the Monophysite Philoxenus, declaring that he "knew nothing" of Nestorius.
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