Churches

Deir Al Banat (The Girls Monastery)

Between the Monastery of the Virgin and the monastery of Mar Dimitri near the Khan of the Copts.

Built
594 CE
Built by
Patriarch Ilyas I of the Greek Orthodox

Reason for the name

Named because this type of monasteries fortified for the establishment of girls entering the monastic order.

Builder

Patriarch Ilyas I of the Greek Orthodox.

History

Year 594 AD.

Shape and details

Contains two churches, one of which called the land of St. Melana and the other called Mary the Great, the Virgin Maiden.

An Orthodox Monastery of the Greek Orthodox.

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    Al-Banat Monastery

    It’s located between the Holy Virgin and Saint Dimitri monasteries. It was built for the Roman Orthodox by the patriarch Elias I. It contains two churches; one is on the ground and...