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Celebration at the Syriac Orthodox monastery in Mosul

Place: Mosul · today Iraq

Syriac Orthodox bishops in vestments with croziers and liturgical fans stand among priests, men in fezzes and children in a monastery courtyard in Mosul. The source names the Indian Metropolitan Dionysius VI at the centre.

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Celebration at the Syriac Orthodox monastery in Mosul

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