Polycarpus Augin Aydın ( syr, ܡܪܝ ܦܘܠܝܩܪܦܘܣ ܐܘܓܝܢ ܐܝܕܝܢ; born Edip Aydın ( syr, ܐܕܝܒ ܐܝܕܝܢ); on June 10, 1971 near Nusaybin (Nisibis),

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), is the Metropolitan and Patriarchal Vicar for the Archdiocese of the Netherlands of the Syriac Orthodox Church. The Metropolitan Seat is located at St. Ephrem the Syrian Monastery in Glane/Losser,

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Early life and education

Edip Aydın,

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of Shem'un and Nisani Aydın, was born in the village of Gündükşükrü ( syr, ܓܘܢܕܘܟ ܫܘܟܪܐ), in the vicinity of Nusaybin (Nisibis), the town of St. Ephrem the Syrian, in the region of Tur 'Abdin, southeastern Anatolia,

, on June 10, 1971. In 1982, after completing his elementary education in the village, Aydın entered the Seminary of

Mor Gabriel Monastery Dayro d-Mor Gabriel ( syc, ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܓܒܪܐܝܠ; the ''Monastery of Saint Gabriel''), also known as Deyrulumur, is the oldest surviving Syriac Orthodox monastery in the world. It is located on the Tur Abdin plateau near Midyat in the M ...

, located near Midyat, Turkey, where he received training in both Syriac language and

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as well as in traditional Syriac theology and liturgy. Following his secondary education in Turkey, Aydın earned a degree of Bachelor of Divinity in 1995 at

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. Next, he spent a year at the Oriental Institute of the

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, United Kingdom as a Visiting Student, following a Master of Syriac Studies (M.St.) under the supervision of Dr. Sebastian Brock. In May 2000 he was awarded the degree of Master of Divinity at

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. The title of his thesis is: ''The History of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch in North America: Challenges and Opportunities''. On May 21, 2011, Aydın was awarded the degree of

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, United States, in the field of Early Church History and Ecumenics under the supervision of Professor Kathleen McVey. The title of his dissertation is: ''Comparing the Syriac Order of Monastic Profession'' ( syr, ܛܟܣܐ ܕܣܘܦܪܐ) ''with the Order of Baptism'' ( syr, ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܡܕܐ) ''both in External Structure and in Theological Themes''.

Pastoral life

On October 7, 2001, Edip Aydın was tonsured as a

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( syr, ܕܝܪܝܐ) by Mor

Ignatius Zakka I Iwas Ignatius Zakka I Iwas ( syr, ܐܝܓܢܐܛܝܘܣ ܙܟܝ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܥܝܘܐܨ; ar, إغناطيوس زكا الأول عيواص; ', born Sanharib Iwas, 21 April 1931 – 21 March 2014) was the 122nd reigning Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Anti ...

, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East at St. Ephrem's Monastery in Damascus, Syria and given the name Augin (Eugene), sometimes spelled Awgin, in honor of Mor Augin of Tur Izlo. On August 4, 2002 he was ordained to the priesthood at

by Mor Timotheos Samuel Aktaş, the Archbishop of Tur 'Abdin. On April 15, 2007, Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, the Patriarch of Antioch and All the East consecrated Augin Aydın a Metropolitan by the name Polycarpus in honor of St. Polycarp of Smyrna at the Cathedral of St. Peter & St. Paul in Ma'arrat Saydnaya, ( ar, معرة صيدنايا) near Damascus, Syria. He was then appointed the Metropolitan and Patriarchal Vicar for the Archdiocese of the Netherlands of the Syriac Orthodox Church, succeeding the late

Mor Julius Yeshu Çiçek Mor Julius Yeshu Cicek (born Julius Yeshu Çiçek; , born 1 January 1942 in Kafro `Elayto, Tur Abdin, Turkey – died 29 October 2005 in Düsseldorf, Germany) was the first Syriac Orthodox Church archbishop for Central Europe. In his book '' ...

References

External links

St. Ephrem the Syrian Monastery, own site
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Early life and education

Pastoral life

See also

References

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