Mor Hananyo Monastery
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Dayro d-Mor Hananyo |
| Denomination | Syriac Orthodox |
| Established | 493 |
| Dedicated to | Mor Hananyo |
| Controlled churches | Church of the Mother of God, Beth Kadishe |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Mor Shelmon |
| Site | |
| Location | Near Mardin, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 37°17′58″N 40°47′33″E / 37.29944°N 40.79250°E |
Mor Hananyo Monastery or Monastery of Saint Ananias (Turkish: Deyrulzafaran Manastırı; Syriac: ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܚܢܢܝܐ) is an important Syriac Orthodox monastery located five kilometers south east of Mardin, Turkey, in the Syriac cultural region known as Tur Abdin. Mor Hananyo Monastery was the headquarters of the Syriac Orthodox Church from c. 1160 until 1932.
It is usually better known by its nickname, the Saffron Monastery (Syriac: ܕܝܪܐ ܕܟܘܪܟܡܐ, Dairo d-Kurkmo; Arabic: دير الزعفران, Dairu 'l-Za‘farān) which is derived from the warm color of its stone. Syriac Orthodox culture was centered in two monasteries near Mardin (west of Tur Abdin), Mor Gabriel and Deyrulzafaran.