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Honoring Saint Narsai known as the foremost of Assyrian/Syriac poet-theologians at a festival in Duhok

Nassem Sadiq
Source: Nassem Sadiq

Our correspondent Nassem Sadiq in Duhok conveyed to us the activities of the festival that took place on February 6-7, 2020 in Saint Nersea Church. Sadiq said that the festival included singing of the poems of Mar Narsai, Mar Ephrem( From 4th century), a charitable market, and presented a play about Mar Narsai’s life.


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Our correspondent Nassem Sadiq in Duhok conveyed to us the activities of the festival that took place on February 6-7, 2020 in Saint Nersea Church. Sadiq said that the festival included singing of the poems of Mar Narsai, Mar Ephrem( From 4th century), a charitable market, and presented a play about Mar Narsai’s life.



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