Saint Tekla's Monastery(Mar Taqla) (Maaloula)

Monastery dedicated to Saint Thecla, a student of St Paul. While she was escaping persecution, God opened for her a passage through the mountain and lead her to Maaloula.
Monastery led by the honorable Mother Bellagia Sayyah
www.maaloula.net/index01.htm
www.atlastours.net/syria/maaloula.html

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maaloula#Mar_Taqla

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Coordinates: 33°50'49"N 36°32'47"E

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