Syriacs from all parts of the diaspora gathered in Medyad to celebrate feast day of Mor Philoxenos Akhısnoyo

MEDYAD (MIDYAT), Tur Abdin — Syriacs from Tur Abdin and from the European and American diaspora, gathered on the evening of 17 August to commemorate the feast of the fifth century saint Mor Philoxenos Akhısnoyo at the historic church bearing his name in Medyad, Tur Abdin. The observance began with a Divine Liturgy after which … The post Syriacs from all parts of the diaspora gathered in Medyad to…