Zafaran Monastery 23
Deyr ul-Zafaran Monastery (Syriac: ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܚܢܢܝܐ, Dairo d-Mor Ḥannanyo) is an important Syriac Orthodox monastery near the city of Mardin in Turkey. Founded in 493 AD, the monastery was formerly the seat of the patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1160 until 1932 where it relocated to Damascus.
The monastery has 365 rooms - one for each day of the year.
The church is still in use, although the congregation now only numbers around 400 - 80 or so local families.
Zafaran Monastery 23
Deyr ul-Zafaran Monastery (Syriac: ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܚܢܢܝܐ, Dairo d-Mor Ḥannanyo) is an important Syriac Orthodox monastery near the city of Mardin in Turkey. Founded in 493 AD, the monastery was formerly the seat of the patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1160 until 1932 where it relocated to Damascus.
The monastery has 365 rooms - one for each day of the year.
The church is still in use, although the congregation now only numbers around 400 - 80 or so local families.