Monastery of Mor Augin
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The Monastery of Mor Augin is an ancient Syriac Orthodox monastic complex on the slopes of Tur Abdin in southeastern Turkey, historically significant as a major center of Syriac Christianity and monasticism.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian monastery
ⓘ
Syriac Orthodox monastery ⓘ monastic complex ⓘ |
| architectureStyle | traditional stone architecture of Tur Abdin ⓘ |
| associatedRite | Syriac Orthodox rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
monastic reform and expansion in Tur Abdin ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
Assyrian/Syriac Christians
ⓘ
Syriac people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Christian heritage of Turkey ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important site for preservation of Syriac language and culture
ⓘ
symbol of Syriac Christian continuity in Tur Abdin ⓘ |
| denomination | Oriental Orthodox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Late Antiquity
ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
monastic community residence
ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ place of Christian worship ⓘ |
| heritage | Syriac Christian heritage site ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
center for Syriac theological learning
ⓘ
center for manuscript production and copying ⓘ training place for monks and clergy ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy | Syriac ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mardin Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tur Abdin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Tur Abdin mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | southeastern Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Tigris River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | slopes of Tur Abdin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Augin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Syriac Orthodox monastic network in Tur Abdin ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
Tur Abdin monastic communities
ⓘ
Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Syriac Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syriac Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
important spiritual center for Tur Abdin
ⓘ
major center of Syriac Christianity ⓘ major center of Syriac monasticism ⓘ |
| topLevelDomainCountry | .tr ⓘ |
| tradition | West Syriac liturgical tradition ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ascetic monastic life
ⓘ
liturgical celebrations ⓘ religious education ⓘ |
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