Monastery of Saint Maron
The Monastery of Saint Maron, 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.- Type: Building
- Description: monastery in Lebanon
- Also known as: “Dayr Mar Marun”, “Dayr Mār Mārūn”, and “Deïr Mâr Mâroûn”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hermel.
Hermel
Town
Hermel is a town in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon. It is the capital of Hermel District. Hermel is home to a Lebanese Red Cross First Aid Center. Hermel is situated 6 km north of Monastery of Saint Maron.
Monastery of Saint Maron
- Category: archaeological site
- Location: Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Indonesian—“Monastery of Saint Maron” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دير مار مارون”
- French: “monastère de Saint-Maron”
- French: “Monastère de Saint-Maron”
- Indonesian: “Biara Santo Maron”
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