Monastery of Prophet Elijah - ܕܝܪܐ ܕܩܢܩܪܬ
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“ܒܫܶܡ ܐܠܝܐ ܢܺܒܝܐ. ܠܒܰܪ ܡܶܢ ܐܳܡܝ̣ܕ ܗܘ ܡܰܪܕܶܐ ܫܳܥܐ ܘܦܶܠܓܳܐ ܠܘܳܬ ܩܰܢܩܪܰܬ ܩܪܝܬܳܐ ܕܟܺܝܪ ܫܢܰܬ 1050 ܘܚܰܕܶܬܘ ܒܶܢܝܳܢܰܘ̈ܗܝ ܡܝܟܳܐܝܠ ܪܰܒܐ ܫܢܬ 1173 ܘܐܝܓܢܰܐܛܝܘܣ ܫܟܪܐܠܠܗ ܫܢܰܬ 1730 ܘܐܶܬܓܰܙܝ ܡܶܢ ܐܢ̈ܫܰܘܗܝ ܒܫܘܪܳܝܐ ܕܡܰܐܬܐ ܬܫܰܥܣܝܪܳܝܬܐ. ܘܩܳܡܰܬ ܒܕܘܟܬܗ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܕܡܶܬܐܡܰܪ ܠܗ ܬܘܪܟܳܐܝܬ ܩܰܪܰܗ ܟܺܝܠܺܝܣܰܐ ܗܳܢܰܘ ܥܕܬܐ ܐܘܟܳܡܬܐ. ܡܶܛܠ ܐܘܟܳܡܘܬܐ ܕܐܰܬܪ̈ܘܳܬܐ ܗܳܢܘܢ ܘܰܥܕܰܡܐ ܠܝܰܘܡܳܢ ܩܳܝ̈ܡܝܢ ܚܰܪ̈ܒܬܳܗ̇”2
“باسم ايليا النبي بظاهر مدينة ديار بكر مسيرة ساعة ونصف عنها عند قرية قنقرت ذكر سنة 1050 وجدد ميخائيل الكبير عمارته عام 1173 ثم اغناطيوس شكرالله سنة 1730 وخلا من اهله في اوائل المئة التاسعة عشرة وقامت مكانه قرية يقال لها قره كليسا (الكنيسة السوداء لسواد حجارة تلك الديار) ولا تزال اطلاله ماثلة.”3
“built in the name of the prophet Elijah near Qanqart, a journey of an hour and a half from Diyarbakir, was first mentioned in history in 1050. It was twice renovated, once by Patriarch Michael the Great in 1173 and again in 1730 by Patriarch Ignatius Shukr Allah. It was abandoned at the start of the nineteenth century and on its site today stands a village called Qara Kelisa (“The Black Church,” because of the black stones of the area). Its remains are still visible. See the Patriarchal Magazine, VI, 144-153.”4
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- 1 Sebastian P. Brock et al., Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage (Piscataway, New Jersey: Gorgias Press, 2011)., p: 18.
- 2 Ignatius Afram Barsoum and ܐܝܓܢܐܛܝܘܣ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܒܪܨܘܡ, ܒܪ̈ܘܠܐ ܒܕܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܕܘܬ ܝܘܠܦܢ̈ܐ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܗܕܝܪ̈ܐ, ܚܬܳܡܳܐ ܬܪܰܝܳܢܳܐ2nd ed. (Holland: ܡܛܒܥܬܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܬܐ ܕܒܪ ܥܒܪܝܐBar Hebraeus Verlag, 1991)., p: 551.
- 3 Ignatius Afram Barsoum and اغناطيوس افرام الاول برصوم, كتاب اللؤلؤ المنثور في تاريخ العلوم والأداب السريانية, الطبعة الرابعة4th ed. (Holland: مطبعة ابن العبري بدير مار افرام السريانيBar Hebraeus Verlag, 1987)., p: 513.
- 4 Ignatius Aphram Barsoum, The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences, 2nd revised (Piscataway, New Jersey: Gorgias Press, 2003)., p: 567.
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— ܕܝܪܐ ܕܩܢܩܪܬ
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