Name of Monument:

The Miraculous Sea Lady Church

Name in original language:

Sadyet Al Bahr

Location:

Batrun, Lebanon

Date of Monument:

19th century (unspecified)

History:

Although gold icons made by Isaac of Jerusalem in 1863 were found inside this church, its construction date remains unknown.

Description:

This small Greek Orthodox Church overlooks the Phoenician sea wall. It is built with Batroun sandstone and using single-barrel vaulting from East to West.

Citation of this web page:

Hady El Hajj, Jennifer Harb, Cynthia Karaki "The Miraculous Sea Lady Church" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2025.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=monuments;AWE;lb;33;en

Prepared by: Hady El Hajj, Jennifer Harb, Cynthia Karaki
Copyedited by: Flaminia Baldwin

MWNF Working Number: LB 037