List of monasteries in Syria
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
References
- ↑ "Home". Archived from the original on 2011-10-14. Retrieved 2011-07-22.
- ↑ "Mar Sarkis Monastery". Archived from the original on 2007-03-09. Retrieved 2005-11-24.
- ↑ "IS destroys ancient monastery in central Syria". Associated Press. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ↑ http://sor.cua.edu/ChMon/DamascusMEphrem/index.html Syriac Orthodox Resources
- ↑ "Morephrem Monastery - Home". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-07-20. St. Ephrem the Syrien Monastery
- 1 2 "Saidnaya.com Saidnaya Convent Our lady of Saidnaya| Seidnaya| Sydanaya| Sednaya". saidnaya.com. Retrieved 2025-09-20.