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The Greek Orthodox monastery lies next to a Maronite monastery also dedicated to Elias, which belongs to the Mariamite (previously Aleppine) order. [4] The monastery is a summer residence of the patriarchate, and meetings of the Holy Antiochian Synod are regularly held there. St. Elias Shwayya also remains a popular place of pilgrimage.
Facing the monastery is a stone bench erected by the wife of the painter William Holman Hunt (1827–1910), who painted some of his major works at this spot. The bench is inscribed with biblical verses in Hebrew, Greek, Arabic and English. [8] Since the 4th century, the monks of Mar Elias have cultivated olives and grapes. [9]
St. George Monastery, Mahardah; Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Kafr Ram, Homs; St John the Baptist Monastery, Aleppo; Our Lady of Saidnaya Monastery, Saidnaya; Convent of Our Lady, Saidnaya [6] St. Elias Monastery (Deir Mar Elias), Saidnaya; Cherubim Convent (Deir Cherubim-Shirubeim), Saidnaya; Saint Thekla Convent , Maaloula; Saint George ...
The Cathedral of Saint Elias and Saint Gregory the Illuminator (Armenian: Սուրբ Եղիա – Սուրբ Գրիգոր Լուսաւորիչ եկեղեցի) is a cathedral of the Armenian Catholic Church in Debbas Square in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. Construction was funded in 1928 by Pope Pius XI. [1]
Saint Elias of Enna, born John Rachites (Ancient Greek: Ἰωάννης Ῥαχίτης; 822/823 in Enna – August 17, 903 in Thessalonica), is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church. Elias is also known as Saint Elias the Younger, or Junior, to distinguish him from the biblical prophet Elijah. He lived a very ...
Elias I of Jerusalem (died 516), 5th-century Patriarch of Jerusalem; Elias and companions (died 309), group of Egyptian Christian martyrs (d.309) Ignatius Elias III, a Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch who is a saint in the Syriac Orthodox Church
Diocese of Arthoussa: Elias Toumeh (2011–), Auxiliary Bishop in Marmarita, Archdiocese of Akkar; Diocese of Zabadani: Constantine Kayal (2011–), Abbot of St Elias – Shwayya Patriarchal Monastery; Diocese of Palmyra: Youhanna Haikal (2011–), Auxiliary Bishop in the Archdiocese of Germany and Central Europe
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