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.Photo: Philippe48, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Wayside cross
- Description: shrine in Lebanon
- Also known as: “Our Lady of Awaiting”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sidon Land Castle and Sidon Soap Museum.
Sidon Land Castle
Castle
Photo: BlingBling10, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Castle of Saint Louis, also known as Qalaat al Muizz or the Land Castle, is a ruined castle in Sidon, Lebanon. It was built in 1254 by French crusaders on the site of an earlier Fatimid fortress, and was altered a number of times until the 17th century. Sidon Land Castle is situated 3½ km north of Our Lady of Mantara.
Sidon Soap Museum
Museum
Photo: BlingBling10, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Soap Museum is a museum based in a historic soap factory in Sidon, Lebanon specialized in Levantine soaps. It opened in November 2000 and is managed by the Audi Foundation. Sidon Soap Museum is situated 4 km north of Our Lady of Mantara.
Cathedral of St Elias
Church
Photo: MARTYR-92, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cathedral of St Elias is a church, which is situated 3½ km north of Our Lady of Mantara.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maghdouché and Darb as-Sim.
Maghdouché
Town
Photo: Philbous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Maghdouché is a municipality in the South Governorate of Lebanon. It is located 50 km south of Beirut and 8 km southeast of Sidon. The village lies 3 km inland from the Mediterranean, occupying a hill with elevation ranging between 200 and 229 meters above sea level.
Darb as-Sim
Village
Darb as-Sim is a municipality in the Sidon District of the South Governorate in Lebanon.
Ghazieh
Town
Al-Ghaziyah or Ghazieh is a municipality in South Lebanon, 4 kilometres south of Saida. It has an area of about 15sq km. Al-Ghaziyah is one of the largest businesses hubs in South Lebanon and it houses a large fuel refinery.
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″ northLongitude
35.37998° or 35° 22′ 48″ eastOpen location code
8G5QG9HH+7XOpenStreetMap ID
node 1640588704OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_crossWikidata ID
Q639221
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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”
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Highlights include N D Maghdouche and En Nabi Daoud.
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