Dayr Yūḥannā Ḥarāsh (Rīḥānah, Lebanon)
Maronite monastery in Rīḥānah (Lebanon), established for women in 1642; affiliated with Mār Yūḥannā al-Maʻmadān-Ḥarāsh.
- HMML ID
- 863254453235
- PURL
- LC name
- Dayr Yūḥannā Ḥarāsh (Rīḥānah, Lebanon)
- HMML name
- Dayr Yūḥannā Ḥarāsh (Rīḥānah, Lebanon)
- HMML native script
- دير يوحنا حراش
- Library of Congress
- VIAF
Variants
- Dayr Mār Yūḥannā Ḥarāsh
- Order of St. John the Baptist, Ḥarāsh
- Saint John the Baptist Womens' Monastery
- Sisters of St. John Baptist, Hrash
- SJBH
- دير مار يوحنّا حراش
Organization information
- Organization type
- Monasteries
- Foundation date
- 1642
- Centuries
- 17th century CE
- Locations
- Countries
- Languages
Organization relationships
- Parent organizations
General notes
- Description
- دير مار يوحنّا - حراش = Dayr Mār Yūḥannā - Ḥarāsh; located in al-Rīḥānah=الريحانة, between Darʻūn and ʻAyn Ṭūrah; female monastery established in 1642, with ca. 30 nuns; they copied ritual books; nuns remained confined until 1942, when they moved to an apostolic life working with educational and spiritual institutions in Lebanon and Syria; also includes a neighboring monastery for monks, which later became the seat of the Bishopric of Beirut, Serbia, and Damascus
- Citations
- "Dayr Mār Yūḥannā - Ḥarāsh," accessed May 11, 2022, https://perma.cc/EG9J-HMRJ.
- Description
- Manuscript was copied in Dayr Mār Yūḥannā Ḥarāsh, fol. 115v
- Citations
- LMMO 00024, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, accessed May 10, 2022, https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/518033.
- Description
- Bishop Yūsuf al-ʻAqūrī bought the land in 1642 CE and built Dayr Yūḥannā Ḥarāsh and established the order, Mār Yūḥannā al-Maʻmadān-Ḥarāsh, in the following year
- Citations
- LMMO 00251, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, accessed May 10, 2022, https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/518242.
Preferred citation
"Dayr Yūḥannā Ḥarāsh (Rīḥānah, Lebanon)." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified October 04, 2022. https://w3id.org/haf/organization/863254453235
Change notes
- Date added
- 2021-06-22
- Last edited
- 2022-10-04