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Taalabaya (Arabic: تعلبايا), is a village located in the Zahlé District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon. History. In 1838, ...
The Patriarchal Monastery of Saint Elias – Shwayya (or Deir Mar Elias Shwayya; [1] Arabic: دير مار إلياس شويّا البطريركيّ) [2] is a stauropegic monastery of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch, [3] perched atop a sandstone cliff in the Matn District, thirty-one kilometers from Beirut.
In October 1790, a Catholic bishop of Zahlé assisted at a council held in the Convent of Saint-Sauveur. [4] The Diocese of Zahle is identical with that of Forzol, under which name it often appears. Since the 1849 Council of Jerusalem, the bishop bears the titles of Forzol, Zahle, and Beqaa. Since 1768 his residence has been at Zahle. [5]
Cathedral of St. Louis in Beirut (Latin Church) Saint George's Cathedral in Beirut (Maronite Church) Cathedral of St. Elias Beirut (Melkite Greek Catholic Church) Cathedral of St. Maroun in Zgharta; St. Elie-St. Gregory the Illuminator Patriarchal Cathedral in Beirut (Armenian Catholic Church) Cathedral of St. John Mark in Byblos (Maronite ...
St. Elijah's Church, ... St Elias Orthodox church, Budhanoor, Kerala; Iraq. Dair Mar Elia, a monastery near Mosul; Israel ... Lebanon Cathedral of Saint Elias and ...
Saint Elias Greek Catholic Cathedral is a Melkite Greek Catholic cathedral located in downtown Beirut, [1] Lebanon, dedicated to Saint Elias, completely restored after the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990) on previous constructions dating to a Choueirite convent from the 19th century. Its plan followed the Byzantine style.
The territory of the archeparchy includes Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, and its environs; much of Mount Lebanon governorate (to the north Antelias, Jounieh, and Byblos; to the east Baabda, Broumana, and Bikfaya) and south to part of Chouf District. [2] The archeparchy has an estimated population of 200,000 Melkite faithful in 2015.
Tell Taalabaya is an archaeological site 2.5 km southwest of the bridge at Maalaka in the Beqaa Mohafazat (Governorate) in Lebanon. It dates at least to the Neolithic . [ 1 ]