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PMR531-08 Iraq, Mosul: Monastery of the Martyr St. Behnam lies about 35 kilometres east of the town. It was founded about 382 AD, shortly after the martyrdom of the saint, but an inscription in the church refers to a restoration in 1164. The monastery complex from above; under the dome is an ancient crypt, connected to the church by a tunnel, where the bones of the martyr lie. This is an object of pilgrimage throughout the region, but particularly for Catholic Syrians. Keywords: architecture, Christian, archeological, archeology, natural heritage, Mesopotamia

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Iraq, Mosul: Monastery of the Martyr St. Behnam lies about

35 kilometres east of the town. It was founded about 382 AD, shortly after the martyrdom of the saint, but an inscription in the church refers to a restoration in 1164.
The monastery complex from above; under the dome is an ancient crypt, connected to the church by a tunnel, where the bones of the martyr lie. This is an object of pilgrimage throughout the region, but particularly for Catholic Syrians.
Keywords: architecture, Christian, archeological, archeology, natural heritage, Mesopotamia