Church of Saint Thomas, Mosul
| Church of Saint Thomas | |
|---|---|
Syriac Orthodox | |
| Location | |
| Location | Mosul, Iraq |
| Geographic coordinates | 36°20′27″N 43°07′31.5″E / 36.34083°N 43.125417°E[1] |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Church |
The Church of Saint Thomas is a Syriac Orthodox church in Mosul, Iraq.[1]
History
The church is dedicated to Saint
Shahanshah Nader Shah's siege of Mosul as part of the Ottoman–Persian War of 1743–1746, and was subsequently renovated in 1744 by Cyril George, metropolitan bishop of Hattakh, with the permission of the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud I.[3] It was later renovated again in 1848.[4]
Amidst restoration work in 1964, the finger bones of Saint Thomas were discovered in the church.liberation in 2017.[5]
Burials
- Ignatius Isaac II, Syriac Orthodox patriarch of Antioch (r. 1709–1723)[9]
- Basil Matthew II, Syriac Orthodox maphrian of the East (r. 1713–1727)[10]
- Basil Lazarus IV, Syriac Orthodox maphrian of the East (r. 1730–1759)[11]
- Cyril Rizq Allah, Syriac Orthodox metropolitan bishop of Mosul (r. 1760–1772)[12]
- Cyril 'Abd al-'Aziz, Syriac Orthodox metropolitan bishop of Mosul (r. 1782–1816)[13]
References
- ^ a b "The Mar Touma Syriac-Orthodox church in Mosul". Mesopotamia Heritage. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ a b c Hann, Dabrowska & Townsend Greaves (2015), p. 216.
- ^ Barsoum (2009a), pp. 26, 34, 39, 50.
- ^ Barsoum (2009b), p. 47.
- ^ a b c Arraf, Jane (31 March 2018). "Iraq's Christians Remain Displaced This Easter". NPR. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ من الأرشيف: اكتشاف ذخيرة الرسول توما بيد مطران الموصل مار سويريوس زكا عيواص. Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 23 June 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ Ahmed, Hamed (23 December 2009). "Iraqi Police: Bomb targets church in Mosul". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Holy Relics of Saint Thomas transferred to the Monastery of St Matthew in Nineveh". OCP. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ Barsoum (2009a), p. 14.
- ^ Barsoum (2009a), p. 22.
- ^ Barsoum (2009a), p. 39.
- ^ Ignatius Jacob III 2008, pp. 126–127; Barsoum 2009a, pp. 101–102.
- ^ Ignatius Jacob III (2008), p. 128.
Bibliography
- Barsoum, Aphrem (2009a). History of the Syriac Dioceses. Vol. 1. Translated by Matti Moosa. Gorgias Press. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- Barsoum, Aphrem (2009b). The Collected Historical Essays of Aphram I Barsoum. Vol. 1. Translated by Matti Moosa. Gorgias Press. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- Hann, Geoff; Dabrowska, Karen; Townsend Greaves, Tina (2015). Iraq: The ancient sites and Iraqi Kurdistan. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 9781841624884.
- Ignatius Jacob III (2008). History of the Monastery of Saint Matthew in Mosul. Translated by Matti Moosa. Gorgias Press. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
