The Syriac Orthodox Patriarchal Library: An Introduction | H.E Dr. Mor Severus Roger скачать в хорошем качестве

The Syriac Orthodox Patriarchal Library: An Introduction | H.E Dr. Mor Severus Roger

Urho, The Way is honored to bring you a presentation on ‘The Syriac Orthodox Patriarchal Library’ by *Archbishop H.E Dr. Mor Severus Roger, the Patriarchal Vicar for Syriac Studies. Join us on Saturday, February 5, 2022, at 10 AM EST/ 8:30 PM IST on Facebook and YouTube for this blessed event. Patriarch Mor Aphrem I (1933-1956) of blessed memory is considered the founder of the modern Patriarchal Library, who established and collected valuable volumes from his extensive Library. After him, Patriarch Yakub III (1957-1980) added to them a considerable number of books, which he bought himself or were offered to him as gifts. The golden age of the modern Patriarchal Library was during the time of Patriarch Mor Zakka I (1980-2014). The Library had more than twenty thousand volumes, most in Syriac, Arabic, English, French, Greek, Malayalam, Turkish, Russian, Latin, Italian, etc. His Holiness Patriarch Aphrem II adds new books that he gets as gifts. Others were bought by the Department of Syriac Studies, initiated by His Holiness, from the budget singled for the Library. Thus, the Patriarchal Library includes the collections of the past mentioned Patriarchs of the Syriac Orthodox Church and the Library of St. Aphrem Theological Seminary, with its two branches; the old one Atchaneh, Lebanon, and the new one in Ma‘arrat Saydnaya. The present Library is located at Mor Aphrem Monastery, the Theological Seminary in Ma‘arrat Saydnaya, Syria. After establishing the Department of Syriac Studies, great efforts were exerted towards enlarging the capacity of the Patriarchal Library, categorizing, cataloging and computerization, and Mor Severus Roger is heading the department of Syriac Studies. .