رابط فيديو لزيارة وجولة إيمانية وتقرير تحكي قصة وتاريخ رهبان دير بيت مارون في دير الأحمر/A video link to a visit, a faith tour, and a report telling the story and history of Beit Maroun Monastery in Deir al-Ahmar
رابط فيديو لزيارة وجولة إيمانية وتقرير من “موقع انطوني رحايل” تحكي قصة وتاريخ رهبان دير بيت مارون في دير الأحمر
12 تشرين الثاني/2025
A video link to a visit, a faith tour, and a report from Anthony Rahayel’s Youtube Platform, telling the story and history of Beit Maroun Monastery in Deir al-Ahmar Beit Maroun: Monks’ Building The Village of Saint Maroun in Deir el Ahmar
بيت مارون: مبنى الرهبان في قرية مار مارون في دير الأحمر
على خطى نساك مار مارون، قوتهم بايمانهم، مجدهم بتواضعهم، عصاميين بعبادتهم، و”بقلوب سكرانة بمحبة يسوع”، انطلقت رهبنة جديدة، رهبنة “بيت مارون خدام أرزة لبنان” من بلدة مجدلون البعلبكية، وذلك في 15 آب الذي صادف يوم عيد انتقال العذراء مريم الى السماء.
الرهبان الخمسة المؤسسون للرهبنة وهم: الاب الياس مارون غاريوس، الاب بيار مطر، الاب مارون ساسين، الاب جان-ماري أيوب، والاب طانيوس يوسف الغصين، أبرزوا نذورهم الرهبانية المؤبّدة بالطاعة والفقر والعفة، ونذر الكلمة، فماتوا عن أنفسهم واختاروا حياة العراء شاهدين ليسوع في أقسى الظروف الحياتية، ملتحفين السماء غطاء، متخذين الارض الوعرة اليابسة فراشا.
Maroun House: The Monks’ Building in the Village of Mar Maroun in Deir El Ahmar
Following in the footsteps of the hermits of Saint Maroun, whose strength lies in their faith, whose glory is in their humility, whose self-reliance is in their worship, and with “hearts intoxicated with the love of Jesus,” a new congregation, the “Maroun House Servants of the Cedar of Lebanon” (بيت مارون خدام أرزة لبنان), was launched from the town of Majdaloun, Baalbek, on August 15th, which coincided with the Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary into Heaven.
The five founding monks of the congregation are: Father Elias Maroun Gharious, Father Pierre Matar, Father Maroun Sassin, Father Jean-Marie Ayoub, and Father Tanios Youssef El Ghossein. They pronounced their perpetual monastic vows of obedience, poverty, and chastity, as well as the vow of the Word. They died to themselves and chose a life in the open, witnessing to Jesus in the harshest living conditions, taking the sky as their cover and the rough, dry ground as their bed.
Beit Maroun is a religious community located in Deir El Ahmar, Lebanon, known for constructing the Church of the 350 Martyrs. The monks of Beit Maroun are building the church by hand to honor the 350 Maronite monks martyred in 517 A.D. for their faith. The project is intended to be a center for spiritual nourishment and a revitalization of traditional Maronite religious life. Location: The community is situated in the region of Deir El Ahmar, Lebanon, and is approximately 15 minutes from Majdaloun.
Purpose: The project, the Church of the 350 Martyrs, is an act of faith by the monks to commemorate the 350 Maronite monks who were killed for their adherence to the Council of Chalcedon’s doctrines.
Activities: The monks of Beit Maroun are building the church by hand. The community also aims to be a place for prayer, joy, and deep peace for visitors.
Significance: The initiative is a part of an effort to revitalize the Maronite Church through traditional religious life and serve as a center for spiritual nourishment.
