Dayr Sayyidat Ṭāmīsh

Maronite monastery in Matn, Mount Lebanon, Lebanon. This monastery was founded by Archbishop Jibrīl al-Blūzāwī, the Archbishop of Aleppo, in 1673 CE. He established it as his seat, and it housed a number of monks and nuns. After Jibrāyil Farḥāt succeeded al-Blūzāwī in Aleppo, he saw that the monastery was almost falling apart. With the approval of the Patriarch, he requested the transfer of the nuns who were residing there to another monastery, and, in 1727, he handed it over to the Lebanese Order to pay off its debts and restore it. After the division of the Lebanese Order, this monastery fell under the jurisdiction of the Lebanese Maronite Order. From 1855 onwards, this monastery housed a printing press for less than twenty years.This monastery was the residence of the Superior General until 1913. Currently, it serves as the Grand Seminary of the Order.

HMML ID
931203880647
PURL
https://w3id.org/haf/organization/931203880647
LC name
Dayr Sayyidat Ṭāmīsh
HMML name
Dayr Sayyidat Ṭāmīsh
HMML native script
دير سيّدة طاميش

Variants

  • Dayr Ṭāmīsh
  • Deir Tamich
  • Our Lady of Tamish
  • Saïdet Tamich
  • دير طاميش

Organization information

Organization type
Monasteries
Foundation date
1673
Centuries
17th century CE ● 18th century CE ● 19th century CE ● 20th century CE ● 21st century CE
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General notes

Citations
Mārūn Karam, Ruhbān dayʻitnā (1975), 220-221.
Citations
Lūwīs Blaybel, Tārīkh al-ruhbānīyah al-lubnānīyah al-mārūnīyah, vol. 1 (1924), 133.
Description
Maronite Monastery; founded 1727; headquarters of Lebanese Maronite Order from 1770 to 1913; plundered/burnt in 1840 by the Egyptian army, but rebuilt; دير سيّدة طاميش=Dayr Sayyidat Ṭāmīsh
Citations
"Our Lady of Tamish - Dik el Mehdi," Holy Shelter, accessed February 5, 2024, https://perma.cc/4549-WVC2.
Description
دير طاميش=Dayr Ṭāmīsh; Deir Tamich
Citations
Google Maps, accessed February 5, 2024, https://maps.app.goo.gl/NSkXdy6bAxtPe3rq8.
Description
Manuscript origin: Lebanon, Mount Lebanon, Dayr Ṭāmīsh
Citations
USJ 01884bis, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, accessed February 5, 2024, https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/129866.

Preferred citation

"Dayr Sayyidat Ṭāmīsh." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified February 12, 2024. https://w3id.org/haf/organization/931203880647

Change notes

Date added
2024-02-05
Last edited
2024-02-12

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