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Monastery information | |
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Other names | Monastery of the Roman Saints Maximus & Domitius |
Established | 335 |
Dedicated to | Virgin Mary |
Diocese | Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria |
People | |
Founder(s) | Saint Macarius the Great |
Important associated figures | Saint Isidore Saint Moses the Black |
Site | |
Location | Wadi El Natrun |
Country | Egypt |
Coordinates | 30°21′26″N 30°16′14″E / 30.35713°N 30.27059°E |
Public access | Yes |
Paromeos Monastery (Coptic: ⲡⲁⲣⲟⲙⲉⲟⲥ), also known as Baramos Monastery (Arabic: البراموس), is a Coptic Orthodox monastery located in Wadi El Natrun in the Nitrian Desert, Beheira Governorate, Egypt. It is the most northern among the four current monasteries of Scetis, situated around 9 km northeast of the Monastery of Saint Pishoy. Ecclesiastically, the monastery is dedicated to and named after the Virgin Mary.