"after 600 years, the Eucharistic Liturgy, according to the anaphora of Mar Addai & Mari was celebrated at the Lutheran Theological Seminary chapel on Wednesday evening, October 6, 2010." This visit was followed up two years later at the invitation of the Jǐngjiào Fellowship with Mar Awa Royel accompanied by Reverend and Deacon, arriving in Xi'an, China in October 2012. On Saturday October 27, the Holy Eucharist in the Aramaic language was celebrated by Mar Awa, assisted by Fr. Genard and Deacon Allen in one of the churches in the city. See also Xi'an Stele Daqin Pagoda Jingjiao Documents Rabban Bar Sauma Yahballaha III Ongud Keraites Church of the East in Sichuan Painting of a Christian figure Murals from the Christian temple at Qocho References Further reading Lieu, Samuel N. C. (1997). Manichaeism in Central Asia and China. Brill. Moule, Arthur C., Christians in China before the year 1550, London, 1930 External links Spiritual use of images in ancient Chinese Christianity