Syria's communities and civilizations – history, sites and heritage
Armenian Catholics
الأرمن الكاثوليك
Religious communities
Armenian Catholics are an Eastern Catholic church present in Aleppo, Raqqa and the Jazira. The Church of the Martyrs in Raqqa, torched by the Islamic State, was rebuilt in 2021.
The Armenian Catholic Church is one of the Eastern Catholic churches present in Syria, in communion with Rome.
Sources and details
Its churches in the atlas data include Holy Trinity and Holy Cross in Aleppo, St Joseph in Qamishli and the Church of the Martyrs in Raqqa.
The Raqqa church was torched by the Islamic State and its cross removed; it was rebuilt in 2021. No reliable membership figure was found.
Sites connected with this community 4
- St Joseph Church, QamishliHasakah · Churches & monasteries
St Joseph church, Qamishli.
- Holy Cross ChurchAleppo · Churches & monasteries
Holy Cross church, Aleppo.
- Holy Trinity Church, AleppoAleppo · Churches & monasteries
Holy Trinity church, Aleppo.
- Armenian Catholic Church of the Martyrs, RaqqaRaqqa, Raqqa · Churches & monasteries
Church of the Martyrs, Raqqa, torched by IS.
These categories describe history, language and faith – not exclusive identities. Many Syrians belong to several, and some names refer to civilizations of the past.