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  • The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Bechouat

  • The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Bechouat

    The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Bechouat is a Marian shrine (dedicated to the Virgin Mary) located in the village of Bechouat in the Baalbek-Hermel Governorate of Lebanon. A Byzantine wooden icon of the Virgin Mary was discovered in a deep cave in 1741 AD, a church was built over the cave, and since then the church has become a place of pilgrimage.
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    The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Bechouat

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    Lebanon

    Baalbek-Hermel

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    18th Century AD

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