Monks Return 93 Historical Manuscripts After Guarding Them for 50 Years in Iraq
Chaldean Order of Saint Hormizd Antonians returns a collection of historical manuscripts to the Diocese of Akra after more than half a century of protection amidst conflicts in Iraq.
TL;DR
- The Chaldean Order of Saint Hormizd Antonians returned 93 historical manuscripts to the Diocese of Akra.
- The manuscripts were entrusted to the order in the 1960s for safekeeping due to difficult circumstances and widespread displacement in the region.
- The order undertook extensive restoration and preservation work, including cataloging, cleaning, and reassembling the manuscripts.
- The return ceremony took place in Ankawa, a Christian district of Erbil, Iraq.
- The Diocese of Akra was originally composed of 97 manuscripts; 93 were returned, three are in digitized archives, and one remains missing.
- The Diocese of Akra was independent but merged with the Archdiocese of Mosul in 2018.