Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese

Church of St. Ephraim the Syriac

(Homs, Bab Al-Sebaa) The land for the church was donated by the late Fareeda Qassis. The foundation stone was laid by the late Archbishop Mar Malatius Barnaba in 1993, and […]

Parish of Mashta Al-Helu and Al-Wadi

The parish of Mishta Al-Helu and Al-Wadi originally consisted of families who settled in the area before the events in Syria, overseen by the Archdiocese of Homs and Hama. After […]

Parish of Tartus

The parish of Tartous was originally composed of families who came and settled in the city for work, overseen by the Archdiocese of Homs and Hama. After the events that […]

Churches of Hama

In 1891, the devout Mary Al-Akkawi donated a quarter of her house adjacent to the church. In 1895, Ezra bin Samaan Al-Aqraa sold his neighboring house to the church. The […]

Churches of Faheila

(Homs – Fahileh) All residents of Fahileh are Syriac Orthodox. At the beginning of the 20th century, the village comprised about 30 Syriac families originally from Sadad, Fairouzeh, and Maskaneh. […]

Church of the Virgin Mary

(Homs – Maskaneh) The village of Maskaneh is located 9 km south of the city of Homs. It is the second village established by the Suryani descendants of Sadad in […]

Church of St. Elian the Hermit

(Homs – Al-Qaryatayn) The construction and consecration of the church date back to 1937. It is a beautiful church, recently enhanced with a lovely hall, a priest’s residence, and several […]

Monastery of St. George

(Homs – Zaidal) Based on the document issued by the Ottoman Sultan to the Governor of Syria, permitting the ancient Syriac community in Zaidal, which numbered 500 people, to build […]

Churches of Fayrouzh

Fairouzeh is located 4 km from Homs and forms a tapestry of various parishes. In addition to the original residents of Fairouzeh, whose numbers have dwindled due to migration, the […]

Church of St. Barsoum

(Homs – Al-Hafr) The church was built in 1882 following the migration of Saddad’s residents to Al-Hafr. The most recent renovation was completed in 2009. The parish comprises approximately 100 […]