Church of the East 景教
（重定向自Nestorian Church）
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![Nestorian priests in a procession on Palm Sunday, in a 7th- or 8th-century wall painting from a Nestorian church in Tang China](/Images/godic/202501/29/Museum_für_Indische_Kunst_Dahlem_Berlin_Mai_2006_0611901.jpg")
![Christological spectrum during the 5th–7th centuries showing the views of The Church of the East (light blue)](/Images/godic/202501/29/Christological_spectrum-o2p.svg1901.png")
![Ecclesiastical provinces of the Church of the East in 10th century](/Images/godic/202501/29/Church_of_the_East_provinces_10_c.svg1901.png")
The Church of the East (Syriac:ܥܕܬܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ ʿĒ(d)tāʾ d-Maḏn(ə)ḥāʾ), also known as the Nestorian Church, is a Christian church within the Syriac tradition of Eastern Christianity. It was the Christian church of the Sasanian Empire, and quickly spread widely through Asia. Between the 9th and 14th centuries it was the world's largest Christian church in terms of geographical extent, with dioceses stretching from the Mediterranean Sea to China and India. Several modern churches claim continuity with the historical Church of the East.