Chapter Nineteen
Mar Mattai was also known as Saint Matthew Monastery. The monastery was founded by Matthew in the year 361 after he fled into the mountains of the country that came to be known as Iraq. Like many religious leaders before him, Matthew had been fleeing from the persecution of the Roman Empire.
It was said that Matthew brought a knowledge of healing with him to the northern part of the country, and that he’d cured members of the royal family from life-threatening illnesses. As thanks for his service, the king fortified the monastery Matthew came to call home.
Over the ages, people came to the monastery to pay homage, to find healing, and to find peace. The monastery was a refuge in times of strife, which was a constant occurrence. I hadn’t known it was built on a ley line
