Marmarûn

General Information

Also Known As

Marmarûn shrine, Ziyareta Marmarûn

Nahiya (Subdistrict)

Nubl

Village or Nearby Villages

Bircilqazê

The Marmarûn shrine (Arabic: مار مارون) is one of the shrines of Bircilqazê.

A tomb attributed to the same figure at Beradê is covered separately at Mar Maron.

Dedicated Figure & Historical Roots

A local account 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 (Julyanos Church), where the tomb still stood when the account was given.1

Transcripts

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

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

Bibliography

References

  1. 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." ↩