Saint Maroun Monastery
Saint Maroun Monastery by Lemire
The Monastery of Saint Maron (Syriac: Deir Mar Maroun), also called the Cave of the monks, is an ancient cavern – used as a Maronite monastery – carved out of solid rock in the side of a cliff, located around 200 metres (660 ft) from Ain ez Zarqa, a source of the Orontes river, and south of Hermel in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, northern Lebanon. It is named after Saint Maron whose life and works at the location is associated with the establishment of the Maronite Church.
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