FLAGSHIP PROGRAMMES
Mar Yakub Monastery
National Network
Syria
Address
Monastery Saint James the Mutilated (Deir Mar Yakub) - Qâra - Syria Qâra SyriaCountry
SyriaCity
QâraStreet address 2
Monastery Saint James the Mutilated (Deir Mar Yakub) - Qâra - SyriaMobile Phone
00963 944 244 248Telephone
00963 11 7851700E-Mail (2)
maryakub@gmail.comWebsite
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2000Contact Person1
Fadia LahamContact Person 2
Carmel DawalibiOrganisation Type
Public/Private Non-Profit FoundationFields of Activity
HeritageGeneral Information
The community has a Superior and a vicar. It has 11 resident members and 6 non resident. More than 20 employees collaborate in the mission of the monastery. The ressources needed for one year today are around 25000 US$, proceeding mainly from auto-sufficient ressources liket agriculture, religious hand made, herbs and other biologecal output. Our sources are our work We work through global projects. Our main partners arefrom Euro mediterranean projects like: Manumed, Ressourcenet, Icon NetworkingMission and Objectives
The monastery of Saint James the Mutilated is one of the most antics monasteries in the region of Qalamun. Its foundation goes up to the 6th century. It has been several times destroyed and rebuilt. In 1994 the works of restoration begun under the guidance of Mother Agnes-Mariam of the Cross with the supervision of the Syrian General Directorate of Antics. Today an international community of 14 members is living in this monastery. The aims of the new settlement is to work to safeguard the genuine heritage of Orient culture and to promote by all means the dialogue through international cultural relations and exchanges including workshops, congresses, exhibitions, spiritual tourism, etc..Main Projects / Activities
The entire restoration of the antic monastery of Saint James the mutilate. Restoration and rehabilitation of the byzantine Qânats of the fifth century. The restoration of the medieval frescoes in the church. Oriental genuine iconography, helping preserve manuscript heritage and libraries. Creation of and agricultural cooperative to boost creativity amoung youth. Helping in promote Ecological biodiversity in the forest AL TAIBEH in the surrounds of the monastery, trying to implemant a hostel course for adults, etc...