Monastery
Our Lady of the Fortress Monastery
Faitroun
About this site
Our Lady of the Fortress Monastery is a Melkite Greek Catholic monastery of the Basilian Aleppian Order in Faitroun, Keserwan. Dedicated to the Virgin Mary under her protective title of the Fortress, distinct from the larger Maronite pilgrimage site of the same name in Ehden. Faitroun sits in the Keserwan highlands, its monastery serving as a quiet center of Marian devotion for the local Melkite community.
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Address
Faitroun, Keserwan District, Mount Lebanon Governorate
Phone
+961 9 952 322denomination
Melkite Greek Catholic
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