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Hamatour Monastery, kousba, Qadisha Valley, Nord of Lebanon
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Hamatour Monastery, kousba, Qadisha Valley, Nord of Lebanon
Hamatour Monastery, kousba, Lebanon - Stocks Photos
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Hamatour Monastery, kousba, Qadisha Valley, Nord of Lebanon, Lebanon
Hamatour Monastery, kousba, Qadisha Valley, Nord of Lebanon, Lebanon
Or the Monastery of the Dormition of the Theotokos
In Syriac, 'Hamatoura' translates into 'the mountain of fervour.' It served as a place where monks would gather to practice asceticism. Upon readiness, the abbot, also a bishop, would ordain them as hieromonks, marking their commitment to service. This act symbolised the pouring forth of a spring, hence why the monastery came to be known as 'the mountain of fervour' or 'the spring of 'the mountain.
The Monastery of the Dormition of the Theotokos is perched on the shoulder of the Sacred Qadisha Valley, a breathtaking landscape that stretches from the Cedars of God through the winding paths of Mount Lebanon, nestled between the towns of Kousba and Ras Kifa. It sits 450 meters above sea level, approximately 25 kilometres from the city of Tripoli. Accessible from Kousba via a challenging thirty-minute hike, the monastery stands two hundred meters above the river, making the journey both awe-inspiring and rewarding.
It is the oldest among the mountain monasteries. The monks transformed it from a center for idol worship into a monastery named after the Mother of God, the Virgin Mary.
Among the mountain's monasteries, it boasts the distinction of being the oldest. Originally a site for pagan worship, the dedicated monks transformed it into a sanctuary devoted to the Virgin Mother of God. However, following the devastations of World War I, the monastery succumbed to ruins and lay abandoned until 1994. It was through the tireless efforts of Archimandrite Panteleimon of blessed memory that the monastery was painstakingly restored, breathing new life into its sacred halls and reviving the monastic tradition.
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Hamatour Monastery, kousba, Lebanon - Stocks Photos.
Click - Hamatour Monastery, kousba, Qadisha Valley, Nord of Lebanon (Arabic) - دير حاماتور، كوسبا في لبنان
دير حاماتور، كوسبا، وادي قاديشا، شمال لبنان، لبنان
أو دير رقاد والدة الإله
حمَطوره، لفظةٌ سريانيَّةٌ يُرادُ بها “جبلُ الحميَّة”. فالرُّهبان كانوا يجتمعون في الدير للتزهّد فيتدرّبون، وعندما يَجهزون يرسُمُهم الرئيسُ رهبانًا كهنة كونه أسقفًا، ثمَّ ينطلقون للخدمة. ويُشبهونَ في انطلاقِهِم للخدمة تدفُّقَ ماءِ النبع، فلهذه الحركة سُمِّيَ الديرُ «جبلُ الحميَّة أو نبعُ الجبل».
يقع دير رقاد والدة الإله على كَتِفِ وادي قاديشا المبارَكِ النابعِ منْ أرزِ الربِّ والمتعرِّجِ عبرَ جبلِ لبنانَ، بينَ بلدتَيْ كوسبا وراسْكيفا الوادِعَتَين. يرتفع أربعمائة وخمسين مترًا عن سطحِ البحر، ويبعد خمسةً وعشرين كيلومترًا عن مدينةِ طرابلسَ. يمكنك الصعودُ إليه من جهة كوسبا سيراً على الأقدامِ مدَّةَ نصفِ ساعةٍ، في طريقٍ صعبةٍ نسبيًّا، وإرتفاع الدير عن النهر مائتا مترًا .
هو الأقدم بين أديرة الجبل. حَوَّلَهُ الرهبانُ من مركزٍ لعبادةِ الأوثانِ إلى ديرٍ على اسم والدةِ الإلهِ العذراء.
تعرّض الدير للخراب بعد الحرب العالميَّة الأولى وظلّ مهجورًا إلى سنة 1994. وقد قام بترميمه وإحياء الحياة الرّهبانية فيه المغبوط الذكر الأرشمندريت بندلايمون الحمطوري
