Inside Iraq’s Oldest Monastery, Destroyed by ISIS
Yesterday, ISIS destroyed St. Elijah's, a 1400-year-old Christian monastery just outside of Mosul, Iraq - part of their mission to obliterate history and anything that doesn't fit into their warped version of Islam. Back in 2011, I actually visited St. Elijah's monastery - and one that was even older, the 1700-year-old Mar Behnam Monastery and Convent - a Syriac Catholic compound also containing a chapel and two shrines and was filled with priceless artworks.
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