• The monastery is named after Rabban Hormizd (rabban is the Syriac for monk) of the Church of the East, who founded it in the seventh century.[2].
  • ALQOSH, Iraq (Reuters) - Nestled in a steep rocky hillside among the remote mountains of northern Iraq, the Rabban Hormizd Monastery has watched invaders...
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  • The 14-century-old Rabban Hormizd Monastery in northern Mosul has become a popular destination for thousands of Iraq's Christians who were targeted by the...
  • The Rabban Hormizd Monastery, just outside of Alqosh in Iraqi Kurdistan is one of the holiest sites for Chaldean Catholics who have inhabited parts of Iraq.
  • The Chaldean monastery of Rabban Hormizd, built upon a mountain ridge northeast of Alqosh in northern Iraq, is famous not only for its magnificent location and...
  • About a 2 hour drive from Erbil, the Rabban Hormizd Monastery is a must visit for anyone interested in Kurdistan's rich history.
  • View all photos. Rabban Hormizd Monastery. Hardscarf (cc by-sa 4.0). ... Rabban Mar Hormizd founded the monastery named after him in the year 640.
  • However, the ruins of the Rabban Hormizd Monastery, where we went to next, was the place that really interested me. ... 36.732123 43.095062. Alqosh, Iraq.
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  • It is carved out in the mountains near Alqosh, Iraq. The monastery is named after Rabban Hormizd who founded it in the 7th century AD.
  • The monastery of Rabban (Syriac: 'Monk') Hormizd is probably the most famous Christian monastery in Iraq.