Name of Monument:

Saint Georges Maronite Cathedral

Location:

Beirut, Lebanon

Date of Monument:

1884–1894

History:

The Saint George Cathedral is the seat of the Maronite Archdiocese in Beirut. It was built between 1884 and Palm Sunday of 1894, using stone from the Roman columns of the Temple of Deir al-Qala'a in Beit Mery. The cathedral is built on the site of an earlier church, from 1755, which was also dedicated to Saint George.

Description:

Designed by the Italian architect Giuseppe Maggiore in the neo-classical style, the Saint George Cathedral bears great resemblance to the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. The Cathedral's nave is covered with a coffer roof with gilding and a double-wood frame decorated with golden leaves on a beige-coloured fond, and the walls are decorated with stucco and marble. The Archbishop of Beirut sits in the heart of the choir.

Citation of this web page:

Hady El Hajj, Jennifer Harb, Cynthia Karaki "Saint Georges Maronite Cathedral" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2026.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=monuments;AWE;lb;35;en

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

MWNF Working Number: LB 039