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Paromeos Monastery
Paromeos Monastery
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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.
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Country: Egypt
District: Beheira Governorate
Category: Churches and Monasteries
Site History: 4th Century AD
Oldest Culture: Christian
Later Cultures: Christian
Site Features: Christian Monuments
UNESCO Tentative List
Part of: The monasteries of the Arab Desert and Wadi Natrun
Date of Submission: 2003
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