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  • Paromeos Monastery

    Paromeos Monastery or Monastery of Our Lady Baramus is a Coptic Orthodox monastery located in Wadi El Natrun, Beheira Governorate, Egypt. The monastery, which is dedicated to the Virgin Mary, was founded in 335 AD by Saint Macarius the Great.
    The site is one of the elements included in the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage designation, The monasteries of the Arab Desert and Wadi Natrun.
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    Paromeos Monastery
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    Paromeos Monastery

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2003

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    Churches and Monasteries

    Location

    Egypt

    Beheira Governorate

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    4th Century AD

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    Christian

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