Dr Anthony O'Mahoney is a Reader in the History of Christianity at Heythrop College, University of London. He will deliver a lecture titled 'Cardinal-Patriarch Gabriel Tappouni (+1968) & the Syriac Catholic Church in the Modern Middle East' in the Allen and Overy Room in Pembroke College on Tuesday 24th January 2017 at 5pm-6.30pm. 

This lecture is part of the 'Eastern Christianity: Historical, Literary & Cultural Heritage' Lecture Seminar Series. 

Multi-ethnic Christian communities are amongst the most ancient natives in the Middle East and the wider West Asia region. Four of the five most important hierarchical centres in Christianity are in this region, whose roots go back two millennia. While small in numbers relative to global Christianity, these communities have deep historical roots and rich literary and cultural heritage. The lecture seminars will highlight the various aspects of this rich history and heritage. These lectures are a continuation of the series on contemporary Eastern Christianity held huring previous terms.

The conveners are: Dr Hratch Tchilingirian and Pembroke Fellow Professor Theo Maarten van Lint.