List of monasteries in Syria
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of monasteries in Syria.
Catholic
Catholic
Melkite Greek
- Monastery of St. James the Mutilated (Jacques le Mutilé) (Deir Mar Yakub), Qara.[1]
- St. Sergius monastery (Mar Sarkis), Maaloula[2]
Syriac Catholic
- Monastery of St. Moses the Abyssinian (Deir Mar Musa), Al-Nabek.
- Monastery of Saint Elian, Al-Qaryatayn (reportedly destroyed by ISIL)[3]
Orthodox
Coptic
- Avraam Monastery, Maarat Saidnaya[4][5]
Greek
- Our Lady (Dormition) Convent, Baniyas
- St. George Monastery, Mahardah
- Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Kafr Ram, Homs
- St John the Baptist Monastery, Aleppo
- Our Lady of Saidnaya Monastery (Convent of Our Lady), Saidnaya, Saidnaya[6]
- St. Elias Monastery (Deir Mar Elias), Saidnaya
- Cherubim Convent (Deir Cherubim-Shirubeim), Saidnaya
- Saint Thekla Convent (Mar Taqla), Maaloula
- Saint George Monastery, Homs
Syriac Orthodox
- St Ephrems Patriarchal Monastery, Maarat Saidnaya
- St. Estphariuos Orthodox Monastery, Saidnaya[6]
- St. Mary's Monastery (Morth Maryam), Tel Wardiat, al-Hasakah