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Rabban Hormizd - ܪܒܢ ܗܘܪܡܝܙܕ ܥܓ̰ܡܝܐ

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“The Chaldean monastery of Rabban Hormizd, built upon a mountain ridge northeast of Alqosh in northern Iraq, is famous not only for its magnificent location and impressive buildings, but also for its central role in the history of the transmission of E.-Syr. literature and its importance in the struggles between the Chald. Church and the Ch. of E., to which the monastery originally belonged.”1

Names

  • ܪܒܢ ܗܘܪܡܝܙܕ ܥܓ̰ܡܝܐ6
  • Rabban Hormizd2, 7, 8
  • ܪܲܒ̇ܢ ܗܘܿܪܡܝܼܙܕ ܥܲܓ̰ܡܵܝܐ6
  • monastery of Rabban Hormizd3
  • Rabban Bar Edta
  • Rabban Bar ‘Edta
  • Rabban Hormizd the Persian4

Place Type

monastery

Location

  • Coordinates (preferred):
    • Lat. 36.749167° Long. 43.114444°2
  • Coordinates (alternate):
    • Lat. 36.7491105000° Long. 43.1156087000°7

Descriptions

“264. Hormizd, Monastery of Rabban”1
“The Chaldean monastery of Rabban Hormizd, built upon a mountain ridge northeast of Alqosh in northern Iraq, is famous not only for its magnificent location and impressive buildings, but also for its central role in the history of the transmission of E.-Syr. literature and its importance in the struggles between the Chald. Church and the Ch. of E., to which the monastery originally belonged.”1

Events

Monastery founded by Rabban Hormizd of Beth Lapaṭ, formerly of the monastery of Rabban Bar ʿEdta 1 Repair of the monastery gate. 5 The monastery was attacked by Murād Bey. 1 The monastery was attacked by Kurdish raiders. 1 The monastery was attacked by Kurdish raiders. 1 The monastery was attacked by Nādir Shāh. 1 The monastery was abandoned. 1, 5 The monastery was re-founded by Gabriel Dambo. 5 The monastery was attacked by Kurdish raiders. 1 The monastery was attacked by Kurdish raiders. 1

Attestations

Attestation of allegiance to Catholicos Shemʿon in an inscription. 5 Attestation of East Syrian Catholicos Shemʿon who died on 20 Shebaṭ 1808 A. G. (20 February 1497) according to tomb inscription. 5 Attestation of allegiance to Catholicos Shemʿon who died 5 Ab 1849 A.G. (5 August 1538) in an inscription. 5 Attestation of allegiance to Catholicos Shemʿon who died the start of Tishri I 1570 (November 1558) in an inscription. 5 Attestation of allegiance to the traditionalist Catholicos Eliya VII in an inscription. 5 Attestation of name ܪܲܒ̇ܢ ܗܘܿܪܡܝܼܙܕ ܥܲܓ̰ܡܵܝܐ in the colophon of Mardin, Chaldean Cathedral Ms. Macomber 32,19 [HMML CCM 00168]. ܪܲܒ̇ܢ ܗܘܿܪܡܝܼܙܕ ܥܲܓ̰ܡܵܝܐ6 6 Attestation of death in 2084 A.G. (1773) of Deacon Yawsep, brother of Church of the East Catholicos Eliya X, in an inscription 5 Attestation of allegiance to Pope Pius VII in an inscription. 5 Attestation of inscription with single qnoma confession. 5

Known Religious Communities

This list is not necessarily exhaustive, and the order does not represent importance or proportion of the population. Dates do not represent starting or ending dates of a group's presence, but rather when they are attested. Instead, the list only represents groups for which Syriaca.org has source(s) and dates.

  • Christians (attested as early as 1485, as late as 1883)
    • Syriac (attested as early as 1485, as late as 1883)
      • East Syrian (attested as early as 1485, as late as 1883)
        • Chaldean Catholic (attested as early as 1485, as late as 1883)
        • Church of the East (attested as early as 1485, as late as 1883)
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See Also

Works Cited

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  • 1 H. L. Murre-van den Berg, "Hormizd, Monastery of Rabban." in Sebastian P. Brock et al. (eds.), The Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage (Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2011)., p: 203-205.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 2 Sebastian P. Brock et al., Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage (Piscataway, New Jersey: Gorgias Press, 2011)., p: 17, 113, 203–205 (with fig. 57), 210, 226, 265, 349, 359, 379, 398, 436, 443, 451 (fig. 3c), 456 (fig. 56c), map: Map II C1, IV.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 3 Sergey Minov (ed.), A Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Christianity (The Center for the Study of Christianity, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2013)., entry: monastery of Rabban Hormizd.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 4 David Wilmshurst, The Ecclesiastical Organisation of the Church of the East, 1318–1913, CSCO 582, Subs. 104 (Louvain: Peeters, 2000), p: 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 21, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 42, 47, 59-60, 78, 79, 89, 94, 96, 106, 121, 122, 125, 127, 129, 130, 134, 138, 140, 143, 145, 146, 147, 156, 163, 164, 171, 173, 176, 181, 186, 188, 189, 190, 191, 193, 197, 201, 205, 210, 213, 220, 226, 227, 228, 229, 231, 232, 236, 239, 241, 242, 243, 245, 246, 250, 256, 257, 258-270, 272, 273, 274, 297, 318, 326, 348, 351, 353, 354, 355, 358, 359, 363.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 5 Jacques Marie Vosté, "Les inscriptions de Rabban Hormizd et de N.-D. des Semences près d’Alqoš (Iraq)." Le Muséon vol. 43 (1930)., p: 266-268, 271-272, 274-276, 281-284, 286-287.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 6 Mardin, Chaldean Cathedral Ms. Macomber 32,19 [HMML CCM 00168] , fol: 93v.
  • 7 Ian Mladjov, "Diachronic Maps of Syriac Cultures and Their Geographic Contexts." in Daniel King and David A. Michelson (eds.), The Syriac World (London-New York: Routledge, 2018)., map: 14.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Worldcat Bibliographic record
  • 8 William L. Potter and David A. Michelson, "Index of Maps." in Daniel King (ed.), The Syriac World (London-New York: Routledge, 2018)., p: 832.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Worldcat Bibliographic record
  • 9 p: 770-782., p: 770-782.
  • 10 p: 718-730., p: 718-730.

How to Cite This Entry

Thomas A. Carlson et al., “Rabban Hormizd — ܪܒܢ ܗܘܪܡܝܙܕ ܥܓ̰ܡܝܐ ” last modified July 11, 2025, http://syriaca.org/place/168.

Bibliography:

Thomas A. Carlson et al., “Rabban Hormizd — ܪܒܢ ܗܘܪܡܝܙܕ ܥܓ̰ܡܝܐ .”, edited by ., edited by David A. Michelson et al.. Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2025. Entry published July 11, 2025. http://syriaca.org/place/168.

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Entry Title: Rabban Hormizd — ܪܒܢ ܗܘܪܡܝܙܕ ܥܓ̰ܡܝܐ

Additional Credit:

  • Data merging for Syriac World maps data by William L. Potter
  • Syriac World maps edited by David A. Michelson
  • Syriac World maps data revised by William L. Potter
  • Syriac World maps cartography by Ian Mladjov
  • Connection to the Syriac World identified by Heleen Murre-van Den Berg
  • Connection to the Syriac World identified by Thomas A. Carlson
  • Record validation, normalization, and revisions for the second edition (2.0) by Daniel L. Schwartz
  • Record validation, normalization, and revisions for the second edition (2.0) by William L. Potter
  • Record validation, normalization, and revisions for the second edition (2.0) by David A. Michelson
  • Wilmshurst index information entry by Anthony Davis
  • Data merging, Pleiades and Wikipedia linking, and XML by Thomas A. Carlson

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