Rabban Hormizd Monastery
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Rabban Hormizd Monastery is an ancient Chaldean Catholic monastic complex near Alqosh in northern Iraq, historically a major spiritual and patriarchal center for the Church of the East.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chaldean Catholic monastery
ⓘ
Christian monastery ⓘ Eastern Christian monastery ⓘ monastery ⓘ |
| architectureStyle | Syriac Christian architecture ⓘ |
| architectureType | rock-cut monastery ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alqosh community
ⓘ
Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate of Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of Chaldean Christian identity in Iraq ⓘ |
| denomination | Chaldean Catholic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Rabban Hormizd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 7th century ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| function |
monastic complex
ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| geographicContext | northern Mesopotamian highlands ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cells carved into rock
ⓘ
churches and chapels ⓘ monastic caves ⓘ patriarchal tombs ⓘ |
| heritage | Chaldean ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important Christian heritage site in Iraq ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
burial place of patriarchs of the Church of the East
ⓘ
major spiritual center for the Church of the East ⓘ patriarchal residence of the Church of the East ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy | Syriac ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alqosh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nineveh Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | mountain slope near Alqosh ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Rabban Hormizd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Mosul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilgrimage |
visited by Chaldean Catholics
ⓘ
visited by other Iraqi Christians ⓘ |
| region | Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Chaldean Catholic Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Church of the East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Chaldean Catholic monastic community ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
East Syriac Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rite | East Syriac Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | active monastery (with periods of decline and restoration) ⓘ |
| tradition | Syriac monasticism ⓘ |
| usedAs | seat of Chaldean Catholic patriarchs (historically) ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Chaldean Catholic monks
ⓘ
members of the Church of the East (historically) ⓘ |
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