SEYDNAYA
Some 30 km from Damascus, Seydnaya is spread out over a Hill top,
and is surrounded by vineyards and olive trees. It has a famous
monastery built 547 A.D and dedicated to Virgin Mary (the name of the
village itself is “Seyda Naya” (which means in Arabic “Our Lady”) the
monastery contains a portrait of the virgin believed to have been
painted by St. Luke. A Christian teaching is engraved on the entrance of
the church. This teaching, which resembles that of Islam and is obeyed
by Muslims when entering their mosques, says “take off your shoes, for
the ground you are treading on is sacred”.
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