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Saint Mary Church of the Holy Belt

Homs, Homs Governorate, Syria
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About Saint Mary Church of the Holy Belt

Saint Mary Church of the Holy Belt is a recorded Syriac Orthodox Church in Homs, Syria. The congregation is worked over an underground church going back to 50 AD. It is the seat of the Syriac Orthodox archbishopric. The congregation contains a loved relic that should be an area of the belt of Mary mother of Jesus. The congregation was harmed amid encounters between the outfitted restriction and the security powers in the 2011– 2012 Syrian turmoil. This is one of the well-known and famous church in the city.

Later showdowns made broad harm the outside of the congregation. The Church was revamped by the broad exertion by the adherents and blessed mass was commended. This is the Syriac church's likeness the Cincture of the Theotokos of the Greek Orthodox Church, now in Vatopedi Monastery, Mount Athos, and the Catholic Girdle of Thomas in Prato Cathedral in Italy. All are identified with a similar legend of the Virgin Mary giving the Apostle Thomas her belt as evidence of the Dormition of the Theotokos. Visitors come to visit this place from all over the world with their friends and family members. You can come to visit this place, explore and experience more.

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