Jump to content

Our Lady of the Wind

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is the current revision of this page, as edited by JJMC89 bot III (talk | contribs) at 20:33, 11 September 2020 (Moving Category:Marian shrines to Category:Shrines to the Virgin Mary per Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Speedy). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.

(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

Our Lady of the Wind, Saydet El-Rih in Arabic, was built in the Byzantine era in Enfeh, Lebanon. Even though the roof of the chapel has long collapsed, it still retains traces of wall paintings representing Saint George and Saint Demetrios, the Omnipotent Christ, two evangelists, some saints and the Virgin calming the wind.[1] It is believed that sailors and fishermen from the village of Enfeh built the chapel so that the Virgin Mary would protect them as they sailed the Mediterranean.

References[edit]