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Dayr al-Suryan (Monastery of the Syrians)
Wadi al-Natrun, Egypt · Africa: Coptic Egypt
30.318, 30.355
Attested. Attested by manuscript colophons and the standing monastery.
This Wadi al-Natrun monastery was taken over by Syrian monks, and in 932 Abbot Moses of Nisibis brought back about 250 Syriac manuscripts from Mesopotamia. Its library became one of the most important stores of early Syriac books. Many of them went to the British Library in the 19th century.
Source stance: insider. Manuscript colophons and monastic records.
People and groups named here
- Moses of Nisibis (abbot, 10th century)
Related places
A monastery within Scetis.
Sources
- Pleiades place 727108: Deir el-Sourian
Pleiades Gazetteer (ISAW, NYU). Accessed 2026-11-11.
- Monastery of Saint Mary Deipara (Dayr al-Suryan) (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors. Accessed 2026-11-11.
Further reading
Councils here
None in this list.