Monastery of Mar Awgin explained

Monastery of Mor Augin
Order:Syriac Orthodox Church
Dedication:Saint Awgin
Location:Near Nusaybin, Turkey
Map Type:Turkey
Coord:37.1677°N 41.4083°W

Monastery of Mor Augin (Syriac: ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܝܢ|The Monastery of St. Augin, Arabic: دير مار أوجين) is a Christian monastery 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 Saint Awgin, a 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.

In 1915 Sayfo the monks witnessed the destruction of Syriac villages in the plains below. The monastery was also affected by violence.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.okeen.net/Pages/ok.aspx دير مار اوجين بجبل الازل
  2. http://www.okeen.net/Pages/SaintOkeen_English.aspx Saint Okeen
  3. Book: Karlsson . Klas-Göran . Hintlian . George . Gaunt . David . Småberg . Maria . Gunner . Göran . Avedian . Vahagn . Khardalian . Suzanne . Karlsson . Maria . In Times of Genocide, 1915-2015: report from a conference on the Armenian Genocide and Syriac Seyfo . 2015 . Studieförbundet Bilda . 978-91-976398-8-0 . Title page . sv.