
Mar Behnam Shrine دير مار بهنام
Variant Names: Khidr Elias , Dayr Mar Bahnam (Transliterated), Dayr al Khidr (Formerly known as), Beth Gubbe (Formerly known as), Monastery of Mar Behnam and his sister Sarah, Monastery and tomb (maryrium)
Location: Al-Hamdaniya
Coordinates: 36.137823, 43.406267
Date of Construction: 1146/541 AH (restored), 1295/694 AH (restored)
Current Status: Rebuilt
Date of Destruction: 2015/1436 AH
Religious affiliation: Syrian Orthodox brought under the jurisdiction of Syrian Catholic church in the nineteenth century
Sources: Archnet,
Snelders, Identity and Christian Muslim Interaction: Medieval Art of the Syrian Orthodox from the Mosul Area (Peeters, 2010), Preusser, 1911
Syrian Catholic Patriarchate, 1954-Snelders, pl. 33-35, 37, 38, 39, 41, 42-44)), Y. Tabbaa, R. Jabre Mouawad Syriac inscriptions (Harrak 2009)
Fiey (Assyrie Chrétienne) Fiey, 1965
Rebuilding the Mar Behnam mausoleum, Fraternite
Located in a-Hamdaniya, this shrine and church is the best-preserved medieval church in Mosul. Noted for its beautiful architectural carvings and a long history of ecumenical activity, the building was one of many medieval shrines associated with curing waters. It was recently reconstructed by Fraternite en Iraq.