Latin Church / Church of the Hour of the Dominican Fathers in Mosul The Latin Church/Church of the Dominican Fathers of Mosul is located in the southern sector of the old city of Mosul surrounded by the Ottoman walls, at the crossroads of Nineveh and Al-Shadhayani. Since 1750, members of the Dominican Mission in Mesopotamia, Kurdistan and Armenia have been key actors as experts and witnesses in Iraq's Christian history to the dangers facing Christians in the Middle East. The first Dominican church in Mosul was built by the Italians. Between 1866 and 1873 the large Latin church of the Dominican Fathers was built in France. It is an imposing, massive building with a longitudinal design, “in the Roman-Byzantine style”, with three navees and five sections. The bell tower is located to the north, between two small churches connected to the main building. In 1876, Empress Eugenie de Montijo, wife of Napoleon III, provided the necessary funding to build the bell tower in Iraq, which was installed in 1880 as a donation from the French government. This was at the request of the French consul in Mosul, and this famous clock gave the time to the entire city. The monastery was restored in 2000, and was looted and destroyed ten years later, during the years of the occupation of Mosul by ISIS. The Latin Church/Church of the Dominican Fathers in Mosul, vandalized during the ISIS occupation (2014-2017) and during the battle to liberate the city (2017).

Church of the Hour_Latin The reconstruction process continues in the Church of the Hour - Latin, within the second phase of the church’s reconstruction through UNESCO, with funding from the United Arab Emirates and the European Union. ——————-

The church is currently being reconstructed by UNESCO, an affiliate of the United Nations...but the implementation of the work is proceeding slowly

The building has been under effective restoration since 2021 under the auspices of UNESCO. The French Dominican estate, emblematic of the Latin presence in Mosul, took over from an Italian Dominican estate.

Most famous church in Mosul.

A very heritage place

It is considered one of the most important churches in Mosul and the most important in terms of tourism, and it is being renovated by an Emirati company to revive Mosul. Although I am a Muslim, I love coexistence with sects and religions. greetings to you all

(Translated by Google) From the heritage of Mosul, this church is being restored as it was by organizations that contribute to its construction (Original) من تراث الموصل هذه الكنيسه يتم العمل على إعادتها كما كانت من قبل منظمات تساهم في بنائها

The Latin Church of the Dominican Fathers, or as it is called the “Church of the Hour,” is a Catholic edifice that is considered one of the oldest churches in Mosul and one of its most important heritage and religious landmarks. Its construction dates back to the second half of the nineteenth century, specifically to the year 1866, to serve as a center for the Dominican Fathers in Iraq. The church, which was built in the Roman-Byzantine style, is considered a cultural and academic center in the city, as the first school for girls’ education was built in it and the first printing press in Iraq in which the first version of the Bible was printed in Arabic, in addition to providing many health and artistic services.

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Currently undergoing rehabilitation by UNESCO, the Dominican convent, Notre-Dame de l'Heure, housed the first clock in Mesopotamia, but also the first printing press in the country where the first Bible in Arabic and the first grammar were printed. Kurdish. It is also in this place that the first girls' school in the country was founded. Trained by French Dominican nuns, the first Iraqi teachers left to open schools in the Nineveh plain, to the East as well as as far as Zakho to the North. A place of prayer dedicated to the Virgin Mary, the Latin church has also played an important role in the social field and in education. Located near the great Al Nouri mosque, it is one of the symbols of community diversity who contributed to the prosperity and fame of Mosul.