Mor Mattai Monastery
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Dayro d-Mor Mattai (Syriac: ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܬܝ; Arabic: دير مار متى; The Monastery of St. Matthew)[1] is a Syriac Orthodox Church monastery on Mount Alfaf in northern Iraq, 20 kilometers northeast of the city of Mosul. It is recognized as one of the oldest Christian monasteries in existence.
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Monastery information | |
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Other names | Dayro d-Mor Mattai |
Order | Syriac Orthodox Church |
Established | 363 A.D. |
Dedicated to | Mor Mattai |
Site | |
Location | near Bartella, Nineveh |
Country | Iraq |
Coordinates | 36.49°N 43.442778°E / 36.49; 43.442778 |
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The monastery was famous for the number of monks and scholars it housed, and for its large library and considerable collection of Syriac Christian manuscripts.[2] Today, it is an archbishopric; the current archbishop is Mor Timothius Mousa Alshamany.