An aerial view of the Our Lady of Saidnaya monastery, near the capital Damascus, on December 16, 2024. Sameer al-Doumy/AFP
The rest of the summer will be quiet for the Christians of Sednaya. In this small town nestled on the foothills of the Qalamoun mountains, about 30 kilometers north of Damascus, one of the historic centers of Syrian Christianity and a major destination for religious tourism, the parishes of the Greek Orthodox, Syriac Orthodox and Greek Catholic communities have announced the cancellation of all public celebrations planned for August and September, including the feasts of the Transfiguration, the Assumption, the Cross and Saint Sophia. The scouts will not march in the streets and there will be no carnivals. Prayers, meanwhile, will remain confined inside the churches. Flashback to... In Syria, Christians prepare for Easter in fear In a statement published on Aug. 4, the religious representatives of Sednaya justified their decision by...
The rest of the summer will be quiet for the Christians of Sednaya. In this small town nestled on the foothills of the Qalamoun mountains, about 30 kilometers north of Damascus, one of the historic centers of Syrian Christianity and a major destination for religious tourism, the parishes of the Greek Orthodox, Syriac Orthodox and Greek Catholic communities have announced the cancellation of all public celebrations planned for August and September, including the feasts of the Transfiguration, the Assumption, the Cross and Saint Sophia. The scouts will not march in the streets and there will be no carnivals. Prayers, meanwhile, will remain confined inside the churches. Flashback to... In Syria, Christians prepare for Easter in fear In a statement published on Aug. 4, the religious representatives of Sednaya justified their decision...
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