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Mar Menas - ܡܪܝ ܡܐܢܐ

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An Egyptian monastery

Names

  • ܡܪܝ ܡܐܢܐ1
  • Mar Menas
  • ܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܡܝܢܐ3
  • Abu Mina2
  • Menas, monastery of

Place Type

monastery

Location

  • Coordinates :
    • Lat. 30.841158° Long. 29.662742°5

Descriptions

“A monastery and pilgrimage centre about 60 km south-west of Alexandria in the Mareotis region. During the 5th and 6th centuries, the monastery developed into one of the largest monastery complexes in Egypt.” 4
An Egyptian monastery
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Works Cited

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  • 1 Jean de Ephèse, "Lives of the Eastern Saints I." Patrologia Orientalis vol. 17.1 (1923)., p: 209.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Worldcat Bibliographic recordLink to Archive.org Bibliographic record
  • 2 Oliver Nicholson, The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018)., p: 8.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 3 Ernest Walter Brooks, Iohannis Ephesini historiae ecclesiasticae pars tertia, CSCO Syr. III.3 (Louvain: L. Durbecq, 1935-1936), p: 190, chapter: 3.4.10.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 4 Oliver Nicholson, The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018)., p: 962.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 5 https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/727105

How to Cite This Entry

Daniel L. Schwartz et al., “Mar Menas — ܡܪܝ ܡܐܢܐ ” last modified February 16, 2024, http://syriaca.org/place/2819.

Bibliography:

Daniel L. Schwartz et al., “Mar Menas — ܡܪܝ ܡܐܢܐ .”, edited by ., edited by David A. Michelson et al.. Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2024. Entry published February 16, 2024. http://syriaca.org/place/2819.

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Entry Title: Mar Menas — ܡܪܝ ܡܐܢܐ

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  • Record validation, normalization, and revisions for the second edition (2.0) by Daniel L. Schwartz
  • Record validation, normalization, and revisions for the second edition (2.0) by William L. Potter
  • Record validation, normalization, and revisions for the second edition (2.0) by David A. Michelson
  • URI minted and initial data collected by Daniel L. Schwartz
  • Data from John of Ephesus added by Silvio Roggo

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