List of monasteries in Syria explained

This is a list of monasteries in Syria.

Catholic

Catholic

• St. Thomas Roman Monastery (Deir Mar Touma), Saidnaya.

Melkite Greek

• Monastery of Saint James the Mutilated (Qara) (Jacques le Mutilé) (Deir Mar Yakub), Qara.^[1]
• St. Sergius monastery (Mar Sarkis), Maaloula^[2]

Syrian

• Monastery of Saint Moses the Abyssinian (Deir Mar Musa), Al-Nabek.
• Monastery of Saint Elian, Al-Qaryatayn (reportedly destroyed by ISIL)^[3]

Orthodox

Coptic

• Avraam Monastery, Maarat Saidnaya^{[4] [5]}

Greek

• Our Lady (Dormition) Convent, Baniyas
• St. George Monastery, Mahardah
• Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Kafr Ram, Homs
• St John the Baptist Monastery, Aleppo
• Our Lady of Saidnaya Monastery, Saidnaya
• Convent of Our Lady, Saidnaya^[6]
• St. Elias Monastery (Deir Mar Elias), Saidnaya
• Cherubim Convent (Deir Cherubim-Shirubeim), Saidnaya
• Saint Thekla Convent (Mar Taqla), Maaloula
• Saint George Monastery, Homs

Syrian

• St Ephrems Patriarchal Monastery, Maarat Saidnaya
• St. Estphariuos Orthodox Monastery, Saidnaya^[7]
• St. Mary's Monastery (Morth Maryam), Tel Wardiat, al-Hasakah

Notes and References

1. Web site: Home . 2011-07-22 . 2011-10-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111014114116/http://www.maryakub.com/ . dead .
2. Web site: Mar Sarkis Monastery . 2005-11-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070309170108/http://www.marsarkis.com/ . 2007-03-09 .
3. News: IS destroys ancient monastery in central Syria. 21 August 2015. 21 August 2015. Associated Press.
4. http://sor.cua.edu/ChMon/DamascusMEphrem/index.html Syriac Orthodox Resources
5. Web site: Morephrem Monastery - Home . 2011-07-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110720012802/http://www.morephrem.com/nl/cms/ . 2011-07-20 . St. Ephrem the Syrien Monastery
6. http://saidnaya.com/
7. http://saidnaya.com/