Our Lady of Saidnaya Monastery
Our Lady of Saidnaya Patriarchal Monastery is a monastery of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch located in Saidnaya, Syria. It is one of the most ancient monasteries in the world and in the region of the Middle East and North Africa, traditionally held to have been founded by Byzantine emperor Justinian I in 547 AD.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aqua Fresca and Cherubim Saydnaya Patriarchal Monastery.
Aqua Fresca
Water park
Aqua Fresca is a water park, which is situated 2½ km south of Our Lady of Saidnaya Monastery.
Cherubim Saydnaya Patriarchal Monastery
Monastery
Cherubim Saydnaya Patriarchal Monastery is situated 3 km north of Our Lady of Saidnaya Monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saidnaya and Rankous.
Hefeir at-Tahta
Village
Hufayr al-Tahta is a Syrian village located in the Douma District of Rif Dimashq. Hefeir at-Tahta is situated 8 km southeast of Our Lady of Saidnaya Monastery.
Our Lady of Saidnaya Monastery
- Orthodox monastery
- Description: monastery in Syria
- Category: religion
- Location
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Latitude
33.69952° or 33° 41′ 58″ north
Longitude
36.37499° or 36° 22′ 30″ east
Open location code
8G5RM9XF+RX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=monastery
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=orthodox
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Our Lady of Saidnaya Monastery” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دير السيدة - صيدنايا”
- Arabic: “دير سيدة صيدنايا”
- Armenian: “Սեյդնայայի Աստվածամոր վանք”
- Czech: “Klášter Panny Marie ze Sajdnaji”
- Dutch: “Our Lady of Saidnaya Monastery”
- Dutch: “Saydnayaklooster St. Maria”
- Egyptian Arabic: “دير سيدة صيدنايا”
- French: “Monastere Notre-Dame de Saidnaya”
- French: “Monastère notre-dame de saidnaya”
- French: “Monastère Notre-Dame de Saidnaya”
- French: “Monastère Notre-Dame De Saidnaya”
- French: “monastère Notre-Dame de Seidnaya”
- French: “Monastère Notre-Dame de Seidnaya”
- German: “Kloster Unserer Lieben Frau von Saidnaya”
- German: “Wallfahrtskirche St. Maria (Kloster St. Maria)”
- Hungarian: “Szejdnajai kolostor”
- Italian: “Convento greco-ortodosso di Nostra Signora di Seidnaya”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Saidnaya kloster”
- Polish: “Klasztor Najświętszej Marii Panny w Sajdnai”
- Romanian: “Mănăstirea Maicii Domnului din Saidnaya”
- Russian: “Сайданайский монастырь”
- Serbian: “Манастир Саиднеја”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Nuestra Señora de Saydnaya”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Nuestra Señora de Sednaya”
- Western Frisian: “Hillich Patriargale Kleaster fan Us-Leaffrouwe fan Saidnaya”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hagia Sophia Church and St. Peter Church.
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