Mar Mattai Monastery
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Mar Mattai Monastery is an ancient Syriac Orthodox monastery near Mosul in northern Iraq, renowned as a historic center of Christian monasticism and scholarship.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian monastery
ⓘ
Syriac Orthodox monastery ⓘ religious building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Syriac monastic architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Assyrian/Syriac Christian community
ⓘ
Christian minority in Iraq ⓘ |
| contains |
chapels
ⓘ
churches ⓘ monastic cells ⓘ monastic library ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Matthew the Hermit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Mar Mattai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint Matthew the Hermit NERFINISHED ⓘ a Syrian monk fleeing persecution ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 4th century ⓘ |
| foundedInEra | late Roman period ⓘ |
| governedBy | Syriac Orthodox archbishop ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
center of theological learning
ⓘ
monastic community ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ scriptorium ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
important pilgrimage destination for Syriac Orthodox Christians
ⓘ
one of the oldest Christian monasteries in Iraq ⓘ |
| hasViewOver | Nineveh Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | Syriac Christian heritage ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Christian monasticism
ⓘ
Syriac scholarship ⓘ ancient manuscripts ⓘ monastic school ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Syriac ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Nineveh Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northern Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Mosul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Al-Faf Mountain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Alfaf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Matthew the Hermit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | ancient city of Nineveh ⓘ |
| partOf | Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Oriental Orthodox Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syriac Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Syriac Orthodox monasticism ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Syriac hagiographical traditions ⓘ |
| tradition | West Syriac rite ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Christian liturgical celebrations
ⓘ
monastic retreats ⓘ religious festivals ⓘ |
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