Monastery of Saint Maron

Monastery of Saint Maron
Monastery of Saint Maron is located in Lebanon
Monastery of Saint Maron
Shown within Lebanon
Alternative nameDeir Mar Maroun
LocationBeqaa Valley, Lebanon
Coordinates34°21′00″N 36°22′00″E / 34.35°N 36.366667°E / 34.35; 36.366667
History
PeriodsAncient Rome, Byzantine Empire, Mamluk, Ottoman empire
Site notes
Conditionrecently cleaned, falling into disrepair
Public accessYes

The Monastery of Saint Maron (Syriac: Deir Mar Maroun), also called the Cave of the Monks, is an ancient cavern initially developed as a refuge structure by the Romans and later used as a Maronite monastery and carved out of solid rock in the side of a cliff. It is located around 200 metres (660 ft) from Ain ez Zarqa, the source of the Orontes river, south of Hermel in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, northern Lebanon.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ al-Fakih, Rakan., Mar Maroun monastery restoration undeterred, The Daily Star (Lebanon, 2012-01-11. (Archived August 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine)
  2. ^ Michel M. Alouf; Tedd St Rain (1999). History of Baalbek. Book Tree. pp. 49–. ISBN 978-1-58509-063-1. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  3. ^ Paul Doyle (1 March 2012). Lebanon. Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 215–. ISBN 978-1-84162-370-2. Retrieved 15 October 2012.