Mor Hananyo Monastery (Deyrulzafaran Manastırı)

Описание: Deyrulzafaran Monastery is located 4 kilometers east of Mardin, at a point overlooking the Mardin Plain. Consisting of three floors, the monastery gained its present form in the 18th century with the additions made at different times, starting from the 5th century. The monastery was built on a complex that was used by the BC Sun Temple and later as a fortress by the Romans. When the Romans withdrew from the region, Saint Şleymun brought the bones of some saints here and turned the castle into a monastery.

For this reason, the Monastery was previously known as Mor Şleymun Monastery. After the Metropolitan of Mardin and Kefertüth Aziz Hananyo made a major renovation starting from 793, the monastery was known as Mor Hananyo Monastery after him. After the 15th century, the monastery began to be called Deyrulzafaran (Saffron Monastery) due to the zafaran (saffron) plant growing around the monastery.

The first printing house of the region, which was purchased from England by the patriarch of the period in 1876, was brought to the monastery and Syriac, Arabic, Ottoman and Turkish books were printed here until 1969.


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