The church was built
between the 6th and 7th centuries in the vill.age
of Bkoufa, near Ehden. It was designed according to the old Maronite
style of three aisles heading towards the East. It was named after the
saint due to the large numbers of his believers in the village and
surrounding area.
It was
named the Convent of the Cross due to the presence of a Cross formed
by natural weathering and rock formation. Built
beneath a huge natural ledge, this monastery has a double chapel and a
number of caves in the cliff side, which were used as hermits' cells
The
church is in Ehden and was built with arched stones in 1512 and
renovated in 1920. The painting of the Virgin Mary which hangs in the
Church, was brought from Rome by Patriarch Stephane Doueihi in 1655
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Mar-Yaakoub
(Saint james)
The
Church has been renovated with the generous support of Adba Frangieh al
laham who now lives in the USA.
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The
Monastery of Saint Sarkis & Saint Bakhos (Mar Sarkis Ras An-Nahr)
The
Monastery is so called because of its location near the beginning of
the River Sarkis. It is built on the ruins of a pagan temple whose
huge stones were used in the foundations of the old monastery.
The
church is situated above the water source of Saint Sarkis River,
Ehden.It was reported in some ancient script that it was part of the
cloisters of Saint Sarkis's monastery at Ehden. The building has been
renovated several times.
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St. Peter and Paul
Was built in
the 13th century, then rebuilt built in the beginning of the Seventeenth
Century on the remains of the great paganism temple, and was renovated
in the year 1900.
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Saint
Moura Monastery
Patriarch
Stephane Doueihi said that the construction of the monastery
took place in 1339. The
monastery was given later to the Maronite Aleppine Order. The Oreder was named this as a sign of respect
to the origins of the three maronite men, who came from the city of
Aleppo in Syria, Jibrayel Hawwa, Abdallah Qaraalli and Yusef al-Bitn
who wished to set up a new religious order.
The church
was built by Bishop Joachime Yammine, alongside the water source of the
river Jouit, in 1755. It was destroyed during the First World War
(1914-1918). It was restored and consecrated in 1977.
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Saint
Samaan ( Simeon)
The
Church is situated in the centre of Ehden, and was built in 1803 in
honour of the saint .In the church’s sacristy is a painting of the
saint.
The
cathedralwas built on an ancient site dating back to pre
Christian times The present construction begun in 1855,adjacent to the
old church, and was finished in 1880, with the tower, which is 16
metres, being completed in 1898.
