كنيسة مار افرام للسريان الارثدوكس St. Ephrem Syriac Orthodox Church

The church is located near the seashore on the western side of the al-Mina area in Tripoli, at a distance of no more than two hundred meters from the seaside corniche. It is built of carefully crafted white limestone and is of modern construction, preserving the Syriac tradition with its three exposed altars. A general overview: The church was founded in 1957, when Patriarch Mor Ya‘qub III was Metropolitan of Damascus and Beirut, before the diocese was later assumed by Metropolitan George Saliba. The church is built in the Syriac architectural style. It is small in size but constructed with solid and high-quality building techniques. It includes three altars, a nave that forms the prayer hall, and a dome, reflecting its relatively recent construction. Its icons follow the traditional Syriac style, including an icon of Saint Ephrem the Syrian, an icon of Saint Jacob of Serugh, and several icons donated by faithful parishioners, among them an icon of Saint Nicholas. Its features: The church façade is covered by a projecting architectural extension elevated outward from the main church wall. This extension is topped with a reinforced concrete and tile canopy shaped like an inverted angle, supported by two rounded stone columns. Above it, on the church roof, rises a modest bell dome. Among its most notable icons is the icon of the Virgin Mary, painted by Saint Luke the Evangelist.