Mar Maron

General Information

Also Known As

Tirba Mar Maron, Saint Maron, Mar Maron grave, Mar Maron shrine

Type

Tirba

Nahiya (Subdistrict)

Efrîn

Village or Nearby Villages

Beradê

Religious Affiliation

Christian

Mar Maron (Kurdish: Tirba Mar Maron, Arabic: مار مارون) is a tomb and shrine of Beradê. The Maronites believe that the tomb of their sect's founder, Mar Marûn, is there. The Tomb of Saint Mar Marûn is dated to 410 AD.

Bircilqazê has its own shrine called Marmarûn. A local account there says Marmarûn's remains were buried at Kenîse Julyanos. How that account relates to this tomb is not clear.

Map and Location

Coordinates: 36.382621, 36.899262

Source: https://akmckeever.substack.com/

Dedicated Figure & Historical Roots

A local resident identifies the spot as Mar Maron's tomb and a Christian place. He says Christians, sheikhs, and political figures came there, including Sileman Ferençiye, Nebîl Berrî, the Syrian president, Bouthaina Shaaban, and Farouk al-Sharaa.1

Transcripts

Beradê (Afrin 366 - Episode 104):

  • 20:00 – The host and a local resident visit the archaeological site and discuss the location of the tomb of Mar Maron.
  • 20:51 – The local resident shows the exact tomb of Mar Maron.

Videography

Beradê (Afrin 366 - Episode 104): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8yadCA3hYw

Bibliography

References

  1. Afrin 366, Episode 104, "Beradê," published 2017, YouTube video, at 20:00-20:56, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8yadCA3hYw. Quote: "Tirba Mar Maron li vir e, li vê derê ye. Herçî hat, Serokê Libnanê hat, Mesîhî hatin, Şêx hatin... Erê ciyê Mar Maron e, Mesîhî ciyê wî ye. ... Sileman Ferençiye hat, em bêjin Reîsê Sûriyê hatin, em bêjin Bûsana Şeeban, em bêjin Farûq El-Şerh... Em bêjin, yê Libnanê, Nebîl Berrî... Ev tirba wî ye, aha, ew e. Tirba Mar Maron e." English translation: "The tomb of Mar Maron is here, at this spot. Everyone came: the President of Lebanon came, Christians came, sheikhs came... Yes, it is Mar Maron's place, a Christian place. ... Sileman Ferençiye came; let us say the Syrian president came, Bouthaina Shaaban came, Farouk al-Sharaa came... Let us say the one from Lebanon, Nebîl Berrî... This is his tomb, right here. It is the tomb of Mar Maron." ↩