Middle East

Syria

Syria is home to some of the oldest Christian communities on earth — where St. Paul was converted on the road to Damascus and where the disciples were first called Christians at Antioch. Fifteen years of catastrophic civil war have reduced a once-vibrant community to a remnant fighting for survival.

Syria

Notable Catholic Saints

St. Paul the Apostle (converted on road to Damascus), St. Ananias of Damascus, St. John of Damascus (Doctor of the Church), St. Simeon Stylites

Syria

Notable FEAST DAYs

Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul (Jan 25); Feast of St. John of Damascus (Dec 4); major Marian celebrations across multiple Catholic rites

Catholic Population:

400,000

Percent Catholic:

Church Status

Persecuted

Primary Diocese:

Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch

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