Mar Sarkis Maaloula

... High praise indeed I should say from someone who generally considers himself an atheist.   Our route from the Catholic Mar Sarkis church to the more modern Roman Orthodox Mar Taqla church took us unexpectedly through a ravine deep within which ...

... St. Sergius, a Roman soldier who was executed for his Christian beliefs (Sergius has a grander basilica in Rasafa, Syria). The convent of Mar Sarkis retains its historic feel and owns an interesting collection of religious icons from the 16th to the 18th ...