Syriac monastery in Turkey reopens after 100 years

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The Monastery of Mor Efrem in Mardin, southern Turkey, an area which was once the heartland of Syriac Christianity, has once again opened its doors to believers.

Founded in 1881, the Syriac monastery was seized by the Turkish army during the First World War. It briefly returned to the Church after the war ended, before being transformed into a military hospital in 1922. In more recent times, it had served as a prison and a warehouse.Patriarch Younan consecrated the church according to the Syriac rite on 13 October, anointing the altar, walls, and doors with oil of chrism, before celebrating the Divine Liturgy.

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