Mar Sarkis
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Several monasteries in Syria, Lebanon and Turkey are dedicated to Mar Sarkis and Bakhos (Saints Sergius and Bacchus, Arabic: مار سركيس و باخوس).
These include:
- Monastery of Mar Sarkis and Bakhos, Tourza North Lebanon
- Monastery of Mar Sarkis and Bakhos - Ras Al Nahr in Ehden, Lebanon. It belongs to the Lebanese Antonin Maronite Order since 1736.
- Monastery of Mar Sarkis - Bsharri. It belonged since the 16th Century to the Carmelite Fathers. In 1931, it was acquired by the family of Khalil Gibran, the famous Lebanese writer, poet and painter as a burial place. In 1975, the Gibran National Committee transformed the Monastery into the Gibran Museum for the works of Gibran.
- Monastery of Mar Sarkis, Maaloula, Syria.
- Monastery of Little Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey.
See also
- Mar Sarkis, Maaloula — official website
- Mar Sarkis, Gibran Museum
- Antonin Maronite Order, Last reviewed on 10 November 2007.
Coordinates: 33°50′N 36°32′E / 33.833°N 36.533°E
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