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Deyrülzafarân Monastery
Mor Hananyo Monastery or Monastery of Saint Ananias (; ) is an important Syriac Orthodox Church, Syriac Orthodox monastery located five kilometers south east of Mardin, Turkey, in the Assyrian culture, Syriac cultural region known as Tur Abdin. Mor Hananyo Monastery was the headquarters of the Syriac Orthodox Church from until 1932. It is usually better known by its nickname, the Saffron Monastery (, ''''; , ') which is derived from the warm color of its stone. Assyrian culture, Syriac Orthodox culture was centered in two monasteries near Mardin (west of Tur Abdin), Mor Gabriel Monastery, Mor Gabriel and Deyrulzafaran. Name The Mor Hananyo Monastery has gone by different names throughout its existence. First called Mor Shelmon monastery, it was renamed Monastery of Saint Ananias or Mor Hananyo Monastery after Saint Ananias (Hananoy) in the seventh century. Legend has it that yellow flowers of the Crocus sativus, saffron corcus was mixed into the Mortar (masonry), mortar during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syriac Orthodox
The Syriac Orthodox Church (), also informally known as the Jacobite Church, is an Oriental Orthodox denomination that originates from the Church of Antioch. The church currently has around 4-5 million followers. The church upholds the Miaphysite doctrine in Christology and employs the Liturgy of Saint James, associated with James the Just. Classical Syriac is the official and liturgical language of the church. The supreme head of the Syriac Orthodox Church is the patriarch of Antioch, a bishop who, according to sacred tradition, continues the leadership passed down from Saint Peter. Since 2014, Ignatius Aphrem II has served as the Syriac Orthodox Antiochian patriarch. The Great Church of Antioch was the patriarchal seat and the headquarters of the church until , after which Severus of Antioch had to flee to Alexandria, Egypt. After the death of Severus, the patriarchal seat moved from Egypt to different monasteries like the Mor Bar Sauma Monastery; some patriarc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
