Church of the Girdle of Our Lady
Good for: architecture, religion, christianity
- Address
- Sharia Qasr ash-Sheikh Christian Quarter
Lonely Planet review for Church of the Girdle of Our Lady
From the Christian Quarter along Sharia Abi al-Hawl, continue due east, straight over the crossroad, until you see a small gateway topped by a cross - this leads through a grey stone wall to the Church of the Girdle of Our Lady . In 1953 the patriarch of Antioch, Ignatius Aphraim, declared a delicate strip of woven wool and silk, found in the church six months earlier, to be a girdle worn by the Virgin Mary.
The story is that it had survived intact since the ascension of Mary into heaven, preserved in one container or another in a church on this spot. The church is an attractive little grey-stone building with a red pantile roof, and is still an active centre for Syrian Orthodox worship.
Traveller reviews for Church of the Girdle of Our Lady (1)
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Impressive and unique
Malazk recommends this,
As far as i know, this is the only Property of virgin Mary that exists so far.
very interesting experience to see it by yourself, plus the architecture of the place is great!
Good for: architecture, religion, christianity
