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Mor Gabriel Monastery
PK.4 47510 Midyat, Mardin, Turkey
WEB SITE http://www.morgabriel.org/en.html
RELIGIONS Orthodox
DESCRIPTION OF THE RELIGIOUS SITE
DESCRIPTION
The monastery is located near Midyat in Mardin province in the southeastern part of Turkey. To the North and East of Midyat, the river Tigris encloses a high plateau which is also called Tur Abdin (Mountain of the Servant of God). Syrian Orthodox Christians have been living here since 5th century AD.
The monastery is a complex surrounded by high walls. Within the complex among other buildings, there is an conventual church, an octagonal building with eight niches called Dome of Theodora (probably a baptistery), another church dedicated to the Mother of God and House.
The region has been famous for its highly skilled masons working with stone and this can be easily seen in architecture of the complex, which underwent several restorations.
HISTORICAL RELEVANCE
Mor Gabriel Monastery (also known as Deyrulumur) is the oldest Syriac Orthodox monastery in the world. The term Syriac refers to a very heterogeneous group especially from faith point of view. The main branches are monophysite, jacobite West Syrian Church (including Syriac Orthodox Church) and diphysite East Syrian Church. Syriac Orthodox branch.
The monastery was founded by Mor Samuel and Mor Simon in 397 AD and in the 7th century it was dedicated to is dedicated to Mor Gabriel (634-668), who was the bishop then and was believed to have performed miracles. It was a popular place for late Roman Emperor’s such as Theodisios II (408-450) had some buildings constructed. It is now the seat of metropolitan bishop of Tur Abdin region.
Syriac language is believed to be the closest language to Aramaic, the language spoken by Jesus Christ.
INTER-RELIGIOUS RELEVANCE
The region (Tur Abdin) where the monastery is located has been an area where Syriac Orthodox Christians were densely populated. Due to political and economic reasons, majority of the Syriac population have left the region.
RELIGIOUS INFLUENCE
Within the context of spiritual tradition, philosophy and ascetic literature scholars have put forward the relation between Islam and Syriac texts. But from daily practice point of view, it is hard to speak of a religious influence although there are similarities between the physical form of praying.
HOW TO USE WITH THE STUDENTS
Please describe the didactical relevance and the proposed way to use with the students:
- Direct visit
A direct visit would be the ideal way but concerning the distance, it is not always possible so a virtual visit would be the best way.
- Virtual visit (specify how)
A PPP presentation prepared by the teacher.
- Classroom activity (pre- and post- visit)
Pre-visit: A research by the students on history of Assyrian Church and also if there is any Assyrian (Syriac) community in their region.
Post-visit: A discussion on how minority communities of different sects within the same faith are treated. The discussion may be led to inter-relation between different sects of one faith taking Assyrians as the base since they are mainly concentrated in a certain geographical region traditionally and spread in the world due to diaspora.
- Direct visit
A direct visit would be the ideal way but concerning the distance, it is not always possible so a virtual visit would be the best way.
- Virtual visit (specify how)
A PPP presentation prepared by the teacher.
- Classroom activity (pre- and post- visit)
Pre-visit: A research by the students on history of Assyrian Church and also if there is any Assyrian (Syriac) community in their region.
Post-visit: A discussion on how minority communities of different sects within the same faith are treated. The discussion may be led to inter-relation between different sects of one faith taking Assyrians as the base since they are mainly concentrated in a certain geographical region traditionally and spread in the world due to diaspora.
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