Dayro d-Mor Mattai is a Syriac Orthodox Church monastery on Mount Alfaf in northern Iraq, 20 kilometers northeast of the city of Mosul.

May 8, 2018 · The monastery was founded in 363 by the hermit Mar Mattai who fled Roman persecution and according to legend, went on to heal the sister of Mor Behnam.

Mar 13, 2024 · Every year, people gather in the monastery on September 18 to commemorate the day of Mor ...
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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.

The Monastery of Mor Mattai is traditionally attributed to Mor Mattai and is thought to have been commissioned by Sencharib and completed in the 4th century. It ...

Mar Mattai Monastery or Dayro d-Mor Mattai, also known as the Monastery of St. Matthew, is a monastery located on top of Mount Alfaf in Nineveh governorate ...

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Along the route was the Mor Mattai Monastery, where, following the monk's gripping story, we stood on the mountainside and watched 500lb bombs go off in the ...

Sep 17, 2020 · Mor Mattai asked for the king to build a monastery at the site of the cave where he meditated at. Mor Mattai would later repose at the same site ...