#maaloula

[4eternal-life]

Louay Kayali  (Syrian, 1934-1978)

Maaloula

oil on canvas

© MutualArt  

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Syria by bilwander Via Flickr: Palmyra, the Roman amphitheatre Syria slideshow / 177pics

[parrafine]

Saint Takla Monastery, Maaloula, Syria.

دير مار تقلا، معلولا، سوريا.

[qrsyria]

Apr 2014

President Bashar al Assad visited historic Christian town Maaloula where Aramaic, the language of Jesus Christ, has survived for centuries and is still spoken.

US-sponsored jihadists destroyed the ancient Church and the statue of Virgin Mary.

[globalchristendom]

Syrian Christian town where Jesus’ language remains in use celebrates Christmas (VIDEO)

One of the places where Christmas was celebrated on Tuesday is Maaloula, a small town near Damascus, where residents still speak Aramaic, the language used by Jesus Christ.

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In Syria’s old Christian town of Maaloula, Syrian children celebrate their First Communions. A beautiful sight that wouldn’t be possible if the Syrian Army and its allies didn’t free the city from terrorism.

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Beautiful. The Convent of Saint Thekla in Syria’s Maaloula, one of the oldest inhabited Christian towns in the world, has now been fully restored after it was destroyed 4 years ago by church-burning Al-Qaeda jihadists.

[qrsyria]

Spring has sprung in Maaloula , Syria.