Our Lady of Mantara
Our Lady of Mantara is a Melkite Greek Catholic Marian shrine in Maghdouché, Lebanon, discovered on 8 September 1721 by a young shepherd. The grotto, which according to a legend dates to ancient times, was subsequently cared after by Monsignor Eftemios Saïfi, Melkite Catholic bishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Sidon.
- Type: Wayside cross
- Description: shrine in Lebanon
- Also known as: “Our Lady of Awaiting”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Sidon Land Castle and Sidon Soap Museum.
Sidon Land Castle
Castle
Sidon Soap Museum
Museum
Cathedral of St Elias
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maghdouché and Darb es Sim.
Darb es Sim
Village
Darb es Sim is a municipality in the Sidon District of the South Governorate in Lebanon.
Our Lady of Mantara
- Category: historic site
- Location: South Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.52816° or 33° 31′ 41″ north
Longitude
35.37998° or 35° 22′ 48″ east
Open location code
8G5QG9HH+7X
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_cross
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Slovenian—“Our Lady of Mantara” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سيدة المنطرة”
- French: “Notre Dame al Mantara”
- German: “Unsere Liebe Frau von Mantara”
- Hebrew: “גבירתנו המחכה”
- Portuguese: “Nossa Senhora de Mantara”
- Slovenian: “Gospa Pričakovanja”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: N D Maghdouche and En Nabi Daoud.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: L’Arc and نقطة إلتقاء.
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