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دير مار سمعان القرن - أيطو
Ayto
Zgharta
North
Visited 3076 times, 3 Visits today
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St. Simeon "El Sheikh", Aitou, Lebanon
دير مار سمعان القرن - أيطو
Ayto
Zgharta
North
Visited 3076 times, 3 Visits today
Daraya, North Governorate, Lebanon
كنيسة السيّدة
Daraiya Zgharta
Zgharta
North
كنيسة السيّدة - داريّا
بُنيت الكنيسة سنة ١٨٦٠ على أنقاض كنيسة أخرى أقدم عهدًا، بسعي الخوري مارون العلم، وكرّسها المطران بولس موسى رئيس أساقفة طرابلس. رُمّمت سنة ١٩٨٤. تحوي الكنيسة على ثلاث مذابح: السيّدة وفوقه لوحة لداوود القرم تعود لسنة ١٨٨٤، قلب مريم الطاهر، ومار يوسف.
The church of Our Lady - Daraya
The church was built in 1860 over an older church, with the overseeing of Fr Maroun Al Alam. It was consecrated by Boulos Moussa Archbishop of Tripoli. The structure was restored in 1884. The church holds three altars: the main one is dedicated to the Virgin Mary with a painting drawn by Dawoud el Qorm dating back to 1884, The Immaculate Heart of Mary, and St Joseph.
كنيسة السّيدة الكبرى, Beit Chabeb, Lebanon
كنيسة السيّدة الكبرى
Beit Chabab
Metn
Mount Lebanon
Hermel, Lebanon
دير مار مارون على نهر العاصي
Hermel
Hermel
Baalbek-Hermel
The monastery of St Maroun on the Orontes - Hermel
The monastery was originally a natural cave consisting of three sections, it was expanded by Roman builders working in nearby stone quarries. It is situated above Ain El Zarqa, one of the sources of the Orontes River, and connected to the river via a corridor carved into the mountainside. This was used to fetch water and provide a hiding place during enemy attacks. In the VIth century, Maronite monks sought refuge in the cave after facing persecution in northern Syria, where their monastery was destroyed and its contents dispersed. The monks expanded the cave and carved an altar, turning the cave into a new monastery. This marked the beginning of the Maronite migration to the mountains of Lebanon along the Orontes River. Over time, the monastery was neglected and became an abandoned farm. In 2011, it was visited by Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rahi and has since been restored in 2018, returning to the Maronite Church. The monastery serves as a testament to the spread and perseverance of the Maronite Church in the Levant.
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