Mar Behnam Monastery
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Mar Behnam Monastery is an ancient Syriac Christian monastic complex in northern Iraq, renowned for its historic churches, inscriptions, and significance as a pilgrimage site.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Syriac Christian monastery
ⓘ
monastic complex ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Syriac Christian architecture
ⓘ
medieval Middle Eastern architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | legend of Saint Behnam and Mart Sarah ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of Christian presence in northern Iraq ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Saint Behnam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint Sarah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Syriac Catholic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 4th century ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | late antique period ⓘ |
| hasChapel |
shrine of Mar Behnam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
shrine of Mart Sarah ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Aramaic inscriptions
ⓘ
Syriac inscriptions ⓘ pilgrimage caves ⓘ stone reliefs ⓘ |
| hasFunction | site of annual feasts for Mar Behnam and Mart Sarah ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Church of Mar Behnam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Church of Mart Sarah NERFINISHED ⓘ courtyard ⓘ monastic buildings ⓘ shrine of Mar Behnam and Mart Sarah ⓘ |
| hasReligiousOrder | Syriac Catholic monastic community ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important Christian heritage site in Iraq ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions |
Arabic
ⓘ
Syriac ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Mosul
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qaraqosh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ancient churches
ⓘ
historic inscriptions ⓘ status as a major pilgrimage destination in northern Iraq ⓘ |
| pilgrimageTradition |
visited by Christians from Iraq
ⓘ
visited by Christians from neighboring countries ⓘ |
| region | Nineveh Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Syriac Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Syriac Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | one of the most important Syriac Christian monasteries in Iraq ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Christian pilgrimage
ⓘ
monastic life ⓘ religious worship ⓘ veneration of saints ⓘ |
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