Deir Mar Musa Painting

Deir Mar Musa al-Habashi, literally, the Monastery of Saint Moses the Abyssinian, is a monastic community of the Syriac Catholic Church located near the town of Nabk, Syria, approximately 80 km north of Damascus, on the eastern slopes of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains. The main church of the monastic compound hosts precious frescoes dating to the 11th and 1…
Deir Mar Musa al-Habashi, literally, the Monastery of Saint Moses the Abyssinian, is a monastic community of the Syriac Catholic Church located near the town of Nabk, Syria, approximately 80 km north of Damascus, on the eastern slopes of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains. The main church of the monastic compound hosts precious frescoes dating to the 11th and 12th centuries.
  • Established: 6th century
  • Location: Nabk, Syria
  • Other names: Deir Mar Musa al-Habashi
  • Order: The al-Khalil Monastic Community of Deir Mar Musa al-Habashi
  • Dedicated to: Saint Moses the Abyssinian
  • Diocese: Syriac Catholic Church
  • Public access: Yes
Data from: en.wikipedia.org