Mor Hananyo Monastery, Saffron Monastery, The Monastery of St. Ananias or Dayro d-Mor Hananyo, is an important Syriac Orthodox monastery. The monastery is located south east of Mardin, Turkey. It is located on the site of a temple dedicated to the Assyrian sun god Shamash, which was then converted into a citadel by the Romans. After the Romans withdrew from the fortress, Mor Shlemon transformed it into a monastery in 493 AD. The monastery is considered one of the oldest surviving monastic churches that are still functioning today.