Khaberni - After years of restoration following the destruction by "ISIS," Mar Toma Church in Mosul, one of the oldest Syriac churches in Iraq and the world, has been reopened.
On Friday, the city of Mosul witnessed a historic event with the reopening of the "Mar Toma" Syriac Orthodox Church, known as the "Mother of the Syriac Churches" in Iraq, after years of closure due to the damage it sustained during the "ISIS" siege of the city in 2014.
Historians believe that the church's history dates back to about 1700 years, making it one of the oldest Syriac churches in the world, and a rare spiritual and heritage landmark in the city of Mosul, which has been a center for religious and cultural diversity in Iraq over the centuries.
The official reopening ceremony was attended by the head of the local government in Nineveh province, Abdulqader Al-Dakhil, alongside Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako, the Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholics in Iraq and the world, and several Christian clerics and provincial officials.
The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities of Iraq had earlier announced the completion of the restoration works supported by international donor organizations, which included the restoration of rare historical inscriptions and writings inside the church, dating back to the Zengid dynasty about nine centuries ago.
