Mar Maron

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General Information

Also Known As

Tirba Mar Maron, Saint Maron, Mar Maron grave, Mar Maron shrine, Marmarûn, Marmarûn shrine, Ziyareta Marmarûn

Type

Tirba

Nahiya (Subdistrict)

Efrîn

Village or Nearby Villages

Beradê

Religious Affiliation

Christian

Mar Maron (Kurdish: Tirba Mar Maron or Marmarûn, 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. It stands at Julyanos Church.

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

A local account recorded at Bircilqazê says that, after Marmarûn died, disagreement arose among the villages around Mount Lêlûn. The village of Barad was the best known, and its people took Marmarûn's remains and buried them at Kenîse Julyanos, where the tomb still stood when the account was given.2

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.

Bircilqazê (Ax û Welat - Episode 954):

  • 04:27 – The guest says that disagreement arose among the surrounding villages after Marmarûn's death.
  • 04:41 – The guest says that Barad took Marmarûn's remains and buried them at Julyanos Church.

Videography

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

Bircilqazê (Ax û Welat - Episode 954): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1E3jCYi3i_0

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." ↩

  2. Ax û Welat, Episode 954, "Bircilqazê," published 2017, YouTube video, at 04:27-04:48, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1E3jCYi3i_0. Quote: "Marmarûn jî çû ser dilovaniya xwedê. Ev gundê derdora Çiyayê Lêlûn, ixtîlaf çêbû di navbera wan de ... Gundê Baradê herî bi nav û deng bû. Wê demê da birin li gel xwe, niha li kenîse Julyanos, weke tê naskirin, livir veşartin. Heta niha tirba wî jî ... amade ye." English translation: "Marmarûn went to God's mercy. A dispute arose among these villages around Mount Lêlûn ... The village of Barad was the most famous. At that time they took him with them; now at Julyanos Church, as it is known, they buried him here. Even now his tomb is present there." ↩