Batroun – The Church of Our Lady of the Saha

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Year Built
1900
Our Lady of the Yard Church - كنيسة سيدة الساحة, Lebanon
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Our Lady of the Yard Church - كنيسة سيدة الساحة, Lebanon

History

Name in Arabic
كنيسة سيّدة الساحة

كنيسة سيّدة الساحة – البترون

شيّدت الكنيسة على أنقاض كنيسةٍ قديمةٍ نهاية القرن التاسع عشر. سعى في إتمامها آل عقل نظرًا لقرب دارتهم من الكنيسة، وكان ذلك لإستقبال البطريرك الياس الحويّك ابن حلتا البترونيّة ليقيم القدّاس فيها أثناء زياراته للمدينة. رممّت على مراحل خلال القرن العشرين.

The Church of Our Lady of the Saha – Batroun

The church is located in a town square hence its name “Al Saha”. It was built in the late XIXth century over an older church. The sponsors of the construction project were the Akl family since their estate was nearby and they needed a chapel for Patriarch Elias El Howayek from Helta to say mass during his visits to the city. The church was renovated many times during the XXth centur

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