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In Lebanon, the Greek Orthodox Christians are found in Beirut, the Southeast (Nabatieh/Beqaa) and North, near Tripoli, Koura, and also in Akkar, Batroun, Matn, Aley, Zahlé, Miniyeh-Danniyeh, Hasbaya, Baabda, Marjeyoun, Tripoli, Rashaya, Byblos, and Zgharta. A map of the distribution of Greek Orthodox Christians by district in Lebanon
Location; Country: Lebanon: Territory: Beirut, Souk El Gharb: Ecclesiastical province: Archdiocese of Beirut: Metropolitan: Beirut, Lebanon: Statistics; Parishes: 11: Information; Denomination: Greek Orthodoxy: Rite: Greek Orthodoxy: Cathedral: Saint George Greek Orthodox Cathedral: Patron saint: St. George: Secular priests: 18: Current ...
- Lebanon
- Beirut, Souk El Gharb
- Archdiocese of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon. The Saint George Greek Orthodox Cathedral is the mother church of Lebanon’s Greek Orthodox Community and the city’s oldest functioning church. The first Church was built in the late 4 th century, later upgraded to a Cathedral in 500AD after the creation of the Archdiocese of Beirut, which has previously been part of the ...
Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch: Year consecrated: 1764: Status: active: Location; Location: Nejmeh Square, Beirut, Lebanon
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Jul 23, 2023 · In 1878, Lebanon’s first hospital was established in Beirut: The Orthodox St. George Hospital was built with funds allocated by Russia to help the victims of the 1860 massacres. The attention towards Moscow persisted, even after the Bolshevik Revolution, as in 1960, Patriarch Alexy of Russia played a pivotal role in the expansion and ...
It is located in Ashrafieh, an eastern district of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. A broad Lebanese Greek Orthodox community resides in this district. St. Catherine's is one of eleven parishes falling under the jurisdiction of the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Beirut and its dependencies.
The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Georges is the Mother Cathedral of the Beirut Orthodox community. The Cathedral is the oldest church in the city of Beirut, and one of the oldest in the region: the first Christian temple ever built in the very location goes back to early fourth century AD.
