Balamand Monastery

Balamand Monastery

The Balamand Monastery (historically called Belmont, Bellimontis ultra Mare or Bellus-Mons), is a Greek Orthodox monastery founded in 1157 in Balamand near Tripoli.

References

* Louis J. Lekai: "The Cistercians: Ideals and Reality", Kent State University Press, 1977. ISBN 0-87338-201-3.

External links

* [http://www.balamandmonastery.org.lb/history.htm Official page]
* [http://www.balamand.edu.lb/ Official page]


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