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Saturday, May 22, 2010

Harput : Virgin Mary Church






In every period of history of civilization in Anatolia, established the great importance of the meeting of civilizations, a city of nearly Harput been in the position. For years, Muslims, Armenians and Assyrians living in Harput intertwined cultural interaction that has so much culture in Harput Harput have contributed to a culture that has added so much to the cultures of nations. Five hundred thousand of population in the last period of Ottoman expressed Harput Mahmut II, moved to its present location of Elazig quickly began to lose ground. Rapidly losing population while the remaining work in the city and houses began to collapse under the influence in squalor. Today, cultural interaction there to be seen is still possible, Urartulardan the Castle, the Empire period remaining from the mosques, Assyrian churches, baths and tombs with the city deserted, though history traces to live can accomplish Harput, cultural heritage is one of our time, nature and human destruction, despite the presence to maintain succeeded the city one of Our is one.

Harput then in an article or a pale describe is not possible, sometimes around inside of you taking a day a few days may strike, such as one of the different historical and cultural monuments to yourself, I wonder on what time I am asking you to can cause.

This works Harput Syriac church in the eastern part of the castle during a neighborhood located in the upper part of which has been under Syrian neighborhood. From the neighborhood, but today only ruins of a small bath and could succeed in reaching the church. Without the signs were there, or do not know the church does not really draw your attention to the church to the castle when Dabakhane water in just the right way down the stairs are marble. Located at the top of the stairs in her mouth an olive branch symbolizes peace and friendship and the three dove motif is the first step to our attention. Mr. Tanoğlu by this motif, especially once you placed a picture of the communities living in Harput seems, is the first step to go to church. The stairs are very wide of an area. The monastery, once a part of the church was empty today metropolithane, schools, guesthouses and other parts if included.



Baüth me was known as a monastery church. In 179 AD the church was built 1830 years old today and are still open for worship during certain periods. Today, the church has no official permission, and no visitors are turned off at the entrance. Foundation President Dr. Elazig Syrian Church. Dear daughter of Isaac and Maria Tanoğlu'nun Tanoğlu accompanied us to church and had the opportunity to. Assyrians living in Elazig is on the church to worship because of Elazig Mental and Nervous Diseases Hospital were going to perform well in the small church. Harput repaired many times in history in the city center, passing the church moved to its present and historical artifacts such as Elazig neglect and apathy have taken very busy. Repair through a few times since that date, if not carry many of the features in the present case. The church in 1999 and last repaired in 2000, a ceremony was held. Since then have been organized every year in August, the month began.

Before the main gate entrance to the church apparently was added later from a small door is provided. When we entered the narrow door, leaning against the inside of ancient buildings that impressed us not getting out. Sign of a grave belonging to the daughter of the king immediately karsısında Harput is located. Quite simply in the ground around the tomb of the particular case to be translated. The upper flat with high ceilings built. While some ground on the new portion of the wall traces of destruction has come to our attention. Mr. accompanying us they had made new walls Tanoğlu ground next summer if the amendment said they would grow up. According to the wall opposite our entrance and the wall rocks to the west and the east-west direction of the church was built in the rectangular apse of the church's east side in front with a half-dome was built. The right of the apse, where the front entrance in Syriac "Goğulto" (cilcile) called on the Bible and the Bible stand is located. Gude right and left parts of the two groups are located. The third section of the prayer. Oturmalık plastic chairs in the prayer has not completed yet being used.

Mr. Tanoğlun'dan to hear that the church consists of three parts if a special meaning. Madepho (mihrab) section per person, group of (Gude), two hands, hayklo part is, if people express their chest and legs. How do religious leaders in the church altar in the initial routes in mind that the sacrament of the human life of the church directs bölümleine installed such a special meaning. Another noteworthy point in the Syriac church in the Church we are accustomed to took the podium in front of madebho section during the opening and closing ceremonies of the lack of curtains. (I think it is not open for worship)



All of the religious themes in the wall is destroyed over time was not able to find the original icons but destroyed the original location of icons on the table or wall carpeting Hz. Christ's crucifixion, sacred food, Hz. Christ's ascension into the sky, the baptism, resurrection after death, Christianity, the many religious subjects, such as processed.

The west wall of the church was built entirely in stone fortress has been under in connection with. Assyrian church named Church on Assyrians in Anatolia is the third largest church.

Church could survive until today one of the most important ancient church and not just our country is one of the world's most important cultural heritage.

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