Mar Behnam Monastery
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Monastery of the Martyrs Mar Behnam and Marth Sarah (Syriac: ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܗܢܡ ܘܡܪܬ ܣܪܐ, Arabic: دير مار بهنام, Mar Behnam Monastery), is a Syriac Catholic monastery in northern Iraq in the village Khidr Ilyas close to the town of Beth Khdeda.[1] The tomb of Mar Benham was heavily damaged on March 19, 2015, by the Islamic State, and the exterior murals were desecrated in all of the monastery's buildings.[citation needed] Repair work restoring the monastery and the tomb of Mar Behnam to its pre-ISIS condition was completed by early December 2018.[2]
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Order | Syriac Catholic Church (1790–98; from 1839) Syriac Orthodox Church (until 1790; 1798–1819) Church of the East (until 14th century) |
Established | 4th century |
Dedicated to | Mar Behnam, Mart Sara |
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Founder(s) | Sinharib |
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Location | near Beth Khdeda |
Coordinates | 36.137778°N 43.406389°E / 36.137778; 43.406389 |
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