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Mar Oraha Monastery, the Glossary

Dayra d'Mar Oraha (ܕܲܝܪܵܐ ܕܡܵܪܝ ܐܲܒ݂ܪܵܗܵܡ) (Saint Abraham Monastery) is a Chaldean Catholic monastery in northern Iraq close to the town of Batnaya.^[1]

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Batnaya

Batnaya (باطنايا, ܒܛܢܝܐ) is a village in Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. Mar Oraha Monastery and Batnaya are Nineveh Plains.

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Chaldean Catholic Church

The Chaldean Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic particular church (sui iuris) in full communion with the Holy See and the rest of the Catholic Church, and is headed by the Chaldean Patriarchate.

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The Church of the East (''ʿĒḏtā d-Maḏenḥā''.) or the East Syriac Church, also called the Church of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, the Persian Church, the Assyrian Church, the Babylonian Church or the Nestorian Church, is one of three major branches of Nicene Eastern Christianity that arose from the Christological controversies of the 5th and 6th centuries, alongside the Miaphisite churches (which came to be known as the Oriental Orthodox Churches) and the Chalcedonian Church (whose Eastern branch would later become the Eastern Orthodox Church).

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Dominican Order

The Order of Preachers (Ordo Prædicatorum; abbreviated OP), commonly known as the Dominican Order, is a Catholic mendicant order of pontifical right that was founded in France by a Castilian-French priest named Dominic de Guzmán.

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Easter

Easter, also called Pascha (Aramaic, Greek, Latin) or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary.

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Great Lent

Great Lent, or the Great Fast (Greek: Μεγάλη Τεσσαρακοστή or Μεγάλη Νηστεία, meaning "Great 40 Days", and "Great Fast", respectively), is the most important fasting season of the church year within many denominations of Eastern Christianity.

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Iraq

Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia and a core country in the geopolitical region known as the Middle East.

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Ishoyahb I

Ishoʿyahb I of Arzun was patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East from 582 to 595.

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Mount Alfaf

Mount Alfaf (ܛܘܪܐ ܕܐܠܦܦ, ṭūrāʾ Alfaf), also known as Mount Maqlub (جبل مقلوب in Arabic), is a mountain in the Nineveh Plains region in northern Iraq. Mar Oraha Monastery and mount Alfaf are Nineveh Plains.

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Nader Shah

Nader Shah Afshar (نادر شاه افشار; 6 August 1698 – 20 June 1747) was the founder of the Afsharid dynasty of Iran and one of the most powerful rulers in Iranian history, ruling as shah of Iran (Persia) from 1736 to 1747, when he was assassinated during a rebellion.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar_Oraha_Monastery

Also known as Monastery of Saint Abraham, Saint Oraha Monastery.

Mar Oraha Monastery, the Glossary

Table of Contents

Batnaya

Chaldean Catholic Church

Church of the East

Dominican Order

Easter

Great Lent

Iraq

Ishoyahb I

Mount Alfaf

Nader Shah

Nineveh Governorate

Nineveh Plains

Town

See also

Chaldean Catholic monasteries

Christian monasteries established in the 6th century

Christianity in Nineveh Governorate

Eastern Catholic monasteries in Iraq

Monasteries of the Church of the East

Nineveh Plains

References