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  Location within Turkey  Mor Hananyo Monastery (Near East) | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Dayro d-Mor Hananyo |
| Denomination | Syriac Orthodox |
| Established | 493 |
| Dedicated to | Mor Hananyo |
| Controlled churches | Church of the Mother of God, Beth Kadishe |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Mor Shelmon |
| Site | |
| Location | Near Mardin, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 37°17′58″N 40°47′33″E / 37.29944°N 40.79250°E |
Mor Hananyo Monastery or Monastery of Saint Ananias (Turkish: Deyrulzafaran Manastırı; Syriac: ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܚܢܢܝܐ) is an important Syriac Orthodox monastery located three kilometers south east of Mardin, Turkey, in the Syriac cultural region known as Tur Abdin. Mor Hananyo Monastery was the headquarters of the Syriac Orthodox Church from c. 1160 until 1932.[1]
It is usually better known by its nickname, the Saffron Monastery (Syriac: ܕܝܪܐ ܕܟܘܪܟܡܐ, Dairo d-Kurkmo[2]; Arabic: دير الزعفران, Dairu 'l-Za‘farān[2]) which is derived from the warm color of its stone. Syriac Orthodox culture was centered in two monasteries near Mardin (west of Tur Abdin), Mor Gabriel and Deyrulzafaran.[3]
- ^ Markessini, J. (2012). Around the World of Orthodox Christianity – Five Hundred Million Strong: The Unifying Aesthetic Beauty. Dorrance Publishing Company. p. 31. ISBN 978-1-4349-1486-6. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ a b Yuhanon, B. Beth. "The Methods of Killing in the Assyrian Genocide". Sayfo 1915. p. 180.
- ^ Üngör 2011, p. 15.