St. Mary Church, Diyarbakır

{{Short description|Syriac Orthodox church in Diyarbakir, Turkey}}

{{Infobox church

| name = St. Mary Church

| image = Dêra Meryemê 2 2010.JPG

| denomination = Syriac Orthodox

| completed date = 3rd century, AD

| bishop = Rev. Fr. Yusuf Akbulut

| country = Turkey

| location = Diyarbakir, Turkey

| coordinates = {{coord|37.9089|40.2306|display=title,inline}}

}}

File:Diyarbakır Virgin Mary Church 7760 in 2010.jpg

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St. Mary Church ({{Langx|syr|ܥܕܬܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ}} `Idto d-Yoldat Aloho, {{Langx|tr|Meryemana kilisesi}}), is a Syriac Orthodox church in Diyarbakir. It is under the jurisdiction of the Syriac Archdiocese of Mardin, headed by Metropolitan Mor Filüksinos Saliba Özmen.{{Cite web | url=http://soc-wus.org/ourchurch/Archd%20Mardin.htm |title = Mor Filüksinos Saliba Özmen}} The church was first constructed as a pagan temple in the 1st century BC, and the current construction dates back to the 3rd century. The church has been restored many times, and is still in use as a place of worship today. The church is open to visitors for a 5 lira entrance fee.