CHURCH OF MAR SARKIS AND BAKHOS IN BEJJÉ (OR BEJEH) Icon paint ca. 1890 courtesy of the Saadi Family.

ICON IN THE MARONITE CHURCH OF MAR SARKIS AND BAKHOS, IN GHBELEH Icon painted by Moussa Dib Moussa Dib was born towards the middle of the 18th century. He became Head of the Convent of Our Lady of the Fields (Dayr Saydat Al Haqlé), in 1777, succeeding his uncle Boutros Dib. He documented in paint a miracle that took place in 1777, the Virgin resurrecting the dead son of a Shiite woman while on a visit to the above convent. This painting remains to this day at the church of the convent. He died in 1826.

MONASTERY OF MAR SARKIS & MAR BAKHOS - DEIR EL AAKABA KOBAYAT - AKKAR - HELSBAN VALLEY - LEBANON Kobayat is a beautiful town in the north of Lebanon. Pictures © Elie Abboud

STS SERGIUS AND BACCHUS (MAR SARKIS WA BAKHOS) CHURCH IN QOLHAT DIOCESE OF TRIPOLI - KOURA Buil in the Middle Ages, it was restored in 1987-1988

CHURCHES AND MONASTERIES OF MAR SARKIS ET MAR BAKHOS IN LEBANON There are various Maronite churches, still in use, devoted to Saints Sergius and Bacchus (Mar Sarkis et Bakhos) in Lebanon - Here is the list of the ones I got to know about: Diocese Parish Akkar Beino Rahbé Baalbeck Aïnata Batroun Rachkedeh Douma Kfaraabida Kfar Helda Beyrouth Daher Souane Jedaydeh Hosn El Nasra Hab Nemra Jbeil Bejeh (see documentation) Kartaba Berbara Moncef (see documentation) Jebbeh Beit Menzer Chira Rachdebine Torza (see documentation) Jounieh Fatka Ghbeleh (see documentation) Tripoli - Koura Aarjas Ajbaa Amioun (see documentation) Aslouf (see documentation) Ayto Basloukit (see documentation) Bechmezzine (see documentation) Haref Meziara Kfardlakous Kousba (see documentation) Qolhat (see documentation) Zekroun Besides these ones, there are also several old churches or monasteries, that are now in ruin.