Monastery of Mor Augin

Monastery of Mor Augin
Location within Turkey
Monastery information
Order Syriac Orthodox Church
Dedicated to Mor Augin
Site
Location Near Nusaybin,  Turkey
Coordinates 37°10′04″N 41°24′30″E / 37.167739°N 41.408318°E / 37.167739; 41.408318Coordinates: 37°10′04″N 41°24′30″E / 37.167739°N 41.408318°E / 37.167739; 41.408318

Dayro d-Mor Augin (Syriac: ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܝܢ‎;The Monastery of St. Augin, Arabic: دير مار أوجين‎) is located in southeastern Turkey and is 40 kilometers from Nusaybin.[1]

History

The monastery was founded in the first half of the fourth century AD by Mor Augin who was a Coptic monk from El Kulzom, Egypt.[2] Mor Augin came with seventy of his disciples to preach Christianity in Mardin Province which was controlled by the Sasanian Empire.

References

  1. ↑ دير مار اوجين بجبل الازل
  2. ↑ Saint Okeen


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