In 1753, a group of Lebanese monks built the monastery of Mar Moussa Al-Habshi[1] over the remains of an old Roman sanctuary. In later years, migrant families from Byblos, Chbaniyé, and Bikfaya settled in the area, where they were employed to cultivate the monastery's lands. Gradually, the community grew into the village called Mar Moussa Ed-Douar. With government financial assistance in the 1950s, the resident farmers obtained ownership of the land and began expanding the village. Since then, many villas and houses have been built in the surrounding area, which is full of pine trees. The village's most prominent landmarks are the monastery and the windmill.
Like most mountain villages in Lebanon, MarMoussa is home to a historic Maronite monastery: Deir Mar Moussa (Saint Moussa Monastery). Built in 1753, Deir Mar Moussa Al-Habshi is constructed of white stones and consists of several long buildings with bricks on top, surrounded by trees. It was built over the remains of an old sanctuary. In the monastery there is a small church dedicated to St. Charbel and shrines for St. Rafqa (a Maronite Lebanese nun beatified in 1985 and canonized in 2001) and Na’amatallah Al-Hardini (a Lebanese monk who was declared venerable in 1989, beatified in 1998, and canonized on 16 May 2004). The courtyard of Deir Mar Moussa overlooks terraces and the pine mountains of Bzebdine, as well as Mount Kneysseh.
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^"Monastery of Mar Moussa". guide.moovtoo.com. 2023-04-27. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
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Mar Moussa - El Douar, Localiban
January 01, 1970
marmoussa, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, 2024, learn, whe. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources MarMoussa news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2024 Learn how and when to remove this message MarMoussa Arabic مار موسى also spelled Mar Moussa is a town in Lebanon in the Matn District of Mount Lebanon Governorate It is 25 km 16 mi from Beirut at an altitude ranging between 900 and 1 150 metres 2 950 and 3 770 ft above sea level MarMoussa مار موسىCityMarMoussaLocation within LebanonCoordinates 33 54 00 N 35 41 06 E 33 90 N 35 685 E 33 90 35 685Country LebanonGovernorateMount Lebanon GovernorateDistrictMatn DistrictHighest elevation1 150 m 3 770 ft Lowest elevation900 m 3 000 ft Time zoneUTC 2 EET Summer DST UTC 3 EEST Dialing code 961 Contents 1 History 2 Demography 3 Religious structures 4 References 5 External linksHistory editIn 1753 a group of Lebanese monks built the monastery of Mar Moussa Al Habshi 1 over the remains of an old Roman sanctuary In later years migrant families from Byblos Chbaniye and Bikfaya settled in the area where they were employed to cultivate the monastery s lands Gradually the community grew into the village called Mar Moussa Ed Douar With government financial assistance in the 1950s the resident farmers obtained ownership of the land and began expanding the village Since then many villas and houses have been built in the surrounding area which is full of pine trees The village s most prominent landmarks are the monastery and the windmill Demography editThe inhabitants of MarMoussa are followers of the Maronite Catholic Church citation needed Religious structures edit nbsp Deir Mar Moussa 2010 Like most mountain villages in Lebanon MarMoussa is home to a historic Maronite monastery Deir Mar Moussa Saint Moussa Monastery Built in 1753 Deir Mar Moussa Al Habshi is constructed of white stones and consists of several long buildings with bricks on top surrounded by trees It was built over the remains of an old sanctuary In the monastery there is a small church dedicated to St Charbel and shrines for St Rafqa a Maronite Lebanese nun beatified in 1985 and canonized in 2001 and Na amatallah Al Hardini a Lebanese monk who was declared venerable in 1989 beatified in 1998 and canonized on 16 May 2004 The courtyard of Deir Mar Moussa overlooks terraces and the pine mountains of Bzebdine as well as Mount Kneysseh References edit Monastery of Mar Moussa guide moovtoo com 2023 04 27 Retrieved 2024 05 07 External links editMar Moussa El Douar Localiban Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title MarMoussa amp oldid 1222881437, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
