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Virgin Mary Church and Patriarchate
The
church was built in 1860 by
Patriarch Antoine Semheri on 21
pillars. The church has an arch,
round shaped stone columns and
banisters. The quarter and
preaching place of the priest
present a fascinating sight with
woodworks of bunch shape. The
“Varnadrun, Baharan” choir
balcony of the church has
acoustic qualities.
The
patriarchate was built by
Ignatios Benham Banni, the
Patriarch of Antioch in 1895.
The patriarchate was transferred
to the Ministry of Culture in
1988 and it is used as a museum
since 1995.
A
part of the old patriarchate was
destroyed in 1914-1915 during
the war when Germans were paving
ways for the traffic of heavier
vehicles.In 1958 the first
avenue was widened ,Public
square and avenue were arranged
as they are today.
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Mor Yusuf Church
(Surp Hosvep)
It
was first opened to the service
of believers in 1894 by Hosvep
Kazasyan who was a member of the
Ottoman Parliament. The church
has 21 pillars, an acoustic
choir balcony and many valuable
icons .
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Deyrü'zaffaran Monastery (Mor Hananya)
It
is 5 km to the east of central
Mardin,
on slopes
overlooking
Mesopotamian plains. It is a
distinguished structure, one of
the few examples of still
standing buildings reflecting
the historical
and religious
features of the Suryani. As such
it has served for 639 years as
the “Patriarchate of All the
Suryani People of the World.”It
is known that the oldest part of
the monastery date back to BC.
The building as a whole is
believed to be as old as the
city of Mardin itself. The most
striking feature of the building
is its geometrical roof made up
of 13 stone rows each having a
length of 20 meters and a width
of 0.5 meters. These stone rows
are knitted to each other
without any mortar. Another
striking feature is the
existence of two arches each
having an altar. The monastery
covers 52.5 m2.
The
monastery is the oldest known
temple of Şemsilik as a
paganist belief. It reached its
present grandeur with
architectural additions made
later on in line with the rise
of Christianity (493 AD).
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Deyru'lumur Monastery (Mor
Gabriel)
18
km to the east of Midyat. Built
in 397 AD by Mor Samuel from
Savur and Mor Şemun from
Kartmin. The monastery
functioned as Bishopric from 615
to 1049.
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Mor Yakup Monastery (Nusaybin)
Located
at Nusaybin District Center, the
monastery was a Mecusi temple
until the martyrdom of Mor Sabo
and his 11 disciples. It was
built in 328 AD after the death
of Mor Yakup on the remains of
the earlier temple. Priests used
to live there until 19th
century. The perfection in
stonework gives one the
impression that a drip of water
is dancing over these stones
with faith and affection.
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Midyat Virgin Mary Monastery
It is in Anıtlı (Hah)
village of Midyat. According to
the local Suryani, the monastery
was originally built by 3 Mecusi.
Mor Dimet Monastery
It
is in Dereiçi village in Savur.
It is also called
“rheumatism” monastery for
its healing of people suffering
rheumatism. |