Mor Gabriel Monastery
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Mor Gabriel Monastery is one of the oldest surviving Syriac Orthodox monasteries in the world, renowned as a major spiritual and cultural center for the Syriac Christian community.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian monastery
ⓘ
Syriac Orthodox monastery ⓘ religious building ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Dayro d-Mor Gabriel
NERFINISHED
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Deyrulumur Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ Monastery of Saint Gabriel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Late Antique Christian architecture
ⓘ
Syriac monastic architecture ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| denomination | Syriac Orthodox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Mor Shemʿun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mor Shmuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 397 ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 4th century ⓘ |
| function |
cultural center for Syriac Christians
ⓘ
monastic community ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ spiritual center for Syriac Christians ⓘ |
| governedBy | Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommunity | Syriac Orthodox monks ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Syriac manuscripts
ⓘ
ancient inscriptions ⓘ churches ⓘ courtyards ⓘ monastic cells ⓘ |
| hasSchool | Syriac Orthodox theological education ⓘ |
| heritage |
Assyrian/Syriac
ⓘ
Syriac Christian ⓘ |
| isOneOf | oldest surviving Syriac Orthodox monasteries ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy | Syriac ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mardin Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Midyat district NERFINISHED ⓘ Tur Abdin NERFINISHED ⓘ southeastern Turkey ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mor Gabriel of Beth Qustan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Midyat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedStatus | historic monastery in Turkey ⓘ |
| region | Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Oriental Orthodoxy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syriac Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
important site for Syriac Christian heritage
ⓘ
major center of Syriac Orthodox monasticism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
monastic life
ⓘ
preservation of Syriac language ⓘ preservation of Syriac liturgy ⓘ religious education ⓘ |
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