Dayrā d-Mār Matay
Syriac Orthodox monastery located atop Jabal Maqlūb near Mosul, Iraq, dating back to the end of the 4th century; it became a metropolitan see
- HMML ID
- 639137099438
- PURL
- LC name
- Mār Mattai (Monastery)
- HMML name
- Dayrā d-Mār Matay
- HMML native script
- ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܬܝ
- Library of Congress
- VIAF
Variants
- Dayr Mār Mattā
- Dayro d-Mār Mattai
- Matay, Dayro d-Mor
- Matthew Monastery
- MMMM
- Monastery of Mar Mattay
- Monastery of St. Matthew
- Mor Matay
- Mor Mattai
- Mor Mattay Monastery of Mosul
Organization information
- Organization type
- Monasteries
- Centuries
- 4th century CE ● 5th century CE ● 6th century CE ● 7th century CE ● 8th century CE ● 9th century CE ● 10th century CE ● 11th century CE ● 12th century CE ● 13th century CE ● 14th century CE ● 15th century CE ● 16th century CE ● 17th century CE ● 18th century CE ● 19th century CE ● 20th century CE ● 21st century CE
- Locations
- Countries
- Fields of activity
Organization relationships
- Parent organizations
General notes
- Citations
- "Mor Matay - ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܬܝ," The Syriac Gazetteer, Syriaca, last updated June 30, 2014, https://syriaca.org/place/227.
- Citations
- George A. Kiraz, "Matay, Dayro d-Mor," Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage, electronic ed., accessed September 2, 2022, https://gedsh.bethmardutho.org/entry/Matay-Dayro-d-Mor.
Preferred citation
"Dayrā d-Mār Matay." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified January 23, 2024. https://w3id.org/haf/organization/639137099438
Change notes
- Date added
- 2022-09-02
- Last edited
- 2024-01-23