Mazraat Yashou’ – The Church of the Holy Martyrs, Disciples of St. Maroun

Historical St. Georges Maronite Church, Aaqtanit, Lebanon

Name in arabic:  كنيسة مار جرجس الشهيد

City:  Aaqtanit

District:  Saida

Governorate:  South

History: 

كنيسة مار جرجس الشهيد - عقتانيت

بنيت الكنيسة في القرن الثامن عشر، تعرّضت للتخريب خلال أحداث سنة ١٨٦٠. البناء كناية عن عقدٍ مصالبٍ بحنية واحدة. تضمّ الكنيسة أيقونتين مقدسيّيتين للسيّدة والعماد، ولوحةً لمار جرجس تعود لسنة ١٩١٦ من عمل خليل عقل. تجدّدت وأعاد تكريسها المطران مارون العمّار في ٢٤ نيسان ٢٠٢٢.
The church of St George the martyr - Aqtanit

The church was built in the XVIIIth century and sabotaged during the war of 1860. The structure consists of a crossed vault with a single nave. The church holds two icons from the school of Jerusalem: the Theophany and the Madonna and a painting of St George by Khalil Akl dating back to 1916. The church was renewed and reconsecrated by bishop Maroun Al Ammar on the 24th of April 2022.

St Georges Church, Bane, Lebanon

Name in arabic:  كنيسة مار جرجس

City:  Bane

District:  Bcharre

Governorate:  North

History: 

كنيسة مار جرجس - بان

هي كنيسة بان الرعائيّة، بُنيت أوائل القرن التاسع عشر موضع كنيستين صغيرتين على اسم مار اسطفان والأخرى على إسم مار نوهرا أقدم عهدًا، وبقي أثر أعتاب هاتين الكنيستين في الواجهة الحاليّة، وكرّس المذبحين الجانبيّين لشفاعة هذين القدّيسين. الكنيسة نمطها بازيليكيّ بثلاث أسواق تنتهي بثلاث مذابح رخاميّة نمطها نيوغوطيّ. رمّمت الكنيسة عدّة مرّاتٍ آخرها في العام ١٩٢٤ حين أخذ مدخل الكنيسة شكله الحاليّ، مع مدخلٍ جنوبيٍّ برتاجٍ ضخم. أواسط القرن العشرين تمّ بناء القبّة وهي من تصميمٍ إيطاليّ.

The church of St George - Bane

St George is the parish church of Bane, built in the XIXth century, over the ruins of two older smaller churches dedicated to Sts Stephen and Nohra. The entablature of the old churches were inserted into the new building, and the two side altars were dedicated to both saints respectively. The church is basilical with three naves ending with three marble neo gothic altars. The church was restored many times the last being in 1924 with the grand southern entrance and portico. In the mid XXth century the bell tower was added by an Italian architect.

Monastery of Saint John Marcus Jbeil Lebanese Maronite Order, Byblos, Lebanon

Name in arabic:  مار يوحنا مرقس - جبيل

Year built:  1115

City:  Jbayl

District:  Jbeil

Governorate:  Mount Lebanon

History: 

A beautiful Romanesque church, Eglise Saint Jean Marc is the cathedral church of Jbail-Byblos. The Church is dedicated to Saint Jean Mark, the patron saint of the town, who is said to have founded the first Christian community of Byblos. The church itself was built in 1115 A.D by the Crusaders, originally as the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist. After their departure, earthquakes, invasions and other disasters have repeatedly damaged the structure, and for a few centuries it remained disused. In 1764, Emir Youssef Chehab, of the Druze dynasty that ruled a semi- autonomous Lebanon under the Ottomans, donated the church to L’Ordre Libanais Maronite (Lebanese Maronite Order) which subsequently restored and reopened in 1776 after re-dedicating it to St Jean Marc. British bombardments of Lebanon in 1840 caused further damage, but the church was restored yet again. Eglise Saint Jean Marc continues to serve the Maronite Christian community. One interesting feature in the church is its open- air domed baptistery on the northern side which dates from the original construction in 1115 A.D, The church is situated on Rue de Port, between the port and the archaeological area.