Syriac Orthodox and Assyrians Christians Gather in LA in Solidarity with Christians of Mosul With a worldwide demanded effort under the name “DEMAND FOR ACTION”, are taking place to raise awareness of the ongoing ethnic and religious cleansing of the Iraqi & Syrian Christian communities. A large number of Syriac Orthodox and Assyrians people gathered together in front of the Federal Building, holding banners written against the Christians’ genocide and unhuman actions have taken place in Iraq, to express their solidarity with uprooted Christians in Mosul in particular. The gathering (over a thousand people) was attended by clergy of both Syriac and Assyrians clergy, who addressed the protesters in their speech to stand united against the violence and unhuman acts have done against their brothers and sisters in Iraq by so called Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), asking the United States, United Nations, global humane organizations and human rights, to intervene to stop such acts, condemning this crime against humanity. According to some news agencies, 45 Christian Institutions in Mosul Destroyed or Occupied by ISIS. (AINA) Since taking over Mosul on June 10, ISIS, all 45 Christian institutions in Mosul have been destroyed, occupied, converted to mosques, converted to ISIS headquarters or shuttered. The following is the complete list of the Christian institutions in Mosul, grouped by denomination. Syriac Orthodox Church: Syrian Orthodox Archdiocese - Shurta Neighborhood Mar Ephrem Church – Shurta Neighborhood The Antiquarian Church of Saint Ahodemi – Bab Al-Jadeed Neighborhood Mar (Saint) Touma Church and cemetery (the old Bishopric) - Khazraj Neighborhood Church of Al-Tahira internal (Castle) – Maidan Neighborhood Church of Al-Tahira external – Shifaa Neighborhood The Seminary Theological Faculty - Shifaa Neighborhood St. Joseph Church - The New Mosul Neighborhood Syriac Catholic Church: Mar Behnam (St. Behnam) Syriac Catholic monastery in the Ancient Christian town of Nimrod is now occupied by ISIS. Syrian Catholic Diocese - Maidan Neighborhood, Mosul The Old Church of the Immaculate – Maidan Neighborhood, Mosul (The church goes back to the eighth century AD) The New Church of the Immaculate - Maidan Neighborhood Church of Mar (Saint) Toma - Khazraj Neighborhood Museum of Mar (Saint) Toma - Khazraj Neighborhood Church of Our Lady of the Annunciation - Muhandiseen Neighborhood Church of the Virgin of Fatima - Faisaliah Neighborhood Our Lady of Deliverance Chapel - Shifaa Neighborhood The House of the Young Sisters of Jesus - Ras Al-Kour Neighborhood Archbishops Palace Chapel - Dawasa Neighborhood Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East: Diocese of the Assyrian Church of the East – Noor Neighborhood Assyrian Church of the East, Dawasa Neighborhood Church of the Virgin Mary (old rite) - Wihda Neighborhood Chaldean Church of Babylon: Chaldean Diocese - Shurta Neighborhood Miskinta Church - Mayassa Neighborhood The Antiquarian Church of Shimon alSafa - Mayassa Neighborhood Church of Mar (Saint) Buthyoon - Shahar AlSouq Neighborhood Church of St. Ephrem, Wady AlAin Neighborhood Church of St. Paul - Majmooaa Al-Thaqafiya District The Old Church of the Immaculate (with the bombed archdiocese)- Shifaa Neighborhood Church of the Holy Spirit - Bakir Neighborhood Church of the Virgin Mary - Drakziliya Neighborhood Ancient Church of Saint Isaiah and Cemetery - Ras AlKour Neighborhood Mother of Aid Church - Dawasa Neighborhood The Antiquarian Church of St. George- Khazraj Neighborhood St. George Monastery with Cemetery - Arab Neighborhood Monastery of AlNasir (Victory) - Arab Neighborhood Convent of the Chaldean Nuns - Mayassa Neighborhood Monastery of St. Michael - Hawi Church Neighborhood The Antiquarian Monastery of St. Elijah - Ghazlany Neighborhood Armenian Orthodox Church: Armenian Church - Maidan Neighborhood The New Armenian Church - Wihda Neighborhood Evangelical Presbyterian Church: Evangelical Presbyterian Church - Mayassa Neighborhood Latin Church: Latin Church and Monastery of the Dominican Fathers and Convent of Katrina Siena Nuns - Saa Neighborhood Convent of the Dominican Sisters, - Mosul Al-Jadeed Neighborhood Convent of the Dominican Sisters (Al-Kalima Monastery) - Majmooaa Al-Thaqafiya District House of Qasada AlRasouliya (Apostolic Aim) (Institute of St. John the Beloved) Cemeteries: Christian Cemetery in the Ekab Valley which contains a small chapel.
Posted on: Mon, 04 Aug 2014 23:19:25 +0000