Harissa (Lebanon)
Harissa is an important Christian pilgrimage site above the city of Jounieh , north of Beirut .
On top of the mountain is a 15-ton, white-colored bronze statue of the Virgin Mary ( Notre Dame du Liban ) stretching out her arms. It was made at the end of the 19th century and inaugurated in 1908.
There is a small chapel below the statue. A modern glass and concrete cathedral was built next to it. The Congregation of the Lebanese-Maronite Missionaries has essentially built the pilgrimage site in Harissa and looks after the pilgrims.
The monument is near the Bkerke Monastery , the seat of the Patriarch of the Maronite Church .
There is also a Basilica of St. Paul of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church on the premises .
On May 10, 1997 Pope John Paul II visited the place; on September 14 and 16, 2012, Harissa was the stop of Pope Benedict XVI 's visit to Lebanon .
literature
- Anke Röhl, Andrea Rosebrock: Lebanon (= travel manual. ). Revised and expanded 3rd edition. Stein, Kronshagen 1998, ISBN 3-89392-213-X , p. 170 f.
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Coordinates: 33 ° 58 ′ 52 ″ N , 35 ° 39 ′ 5 ″ E