Saint Anthony the Great
Sodeco - Beirut
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Sunday Mass
Join us each Sunday for the Mass at 7:00 am & 10:30 am.
Activities
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Saint Charbel 22
Join us for the Mass with Saint Charbel every 22 at 6:00 pm.
Activities & Announcements
Saint Charbel 22 🕯️ April 2026
Join us every 22nd of the month at 6:00 PM to participate in a Mass, procession, and blessing with the relics of Saint Charbel 🕯️..
✨ Easter Mass & Prayers 2026🕯️
Join us in celebrating the Resurrection of our Lord through the Easter liturgies and prayers 🕯️. Find the complete schedule and details inside...
Saint Charbel 22 🕯️
Join us every 22nd of the month at 6:00 PM to participate in a Mass, procession, and blessing with the relics of Saint Charbel 🕯️..
The Monastery
1725
Foundation Year - The Lebanese Maronite Order acquired a house for the monks in Beirut.
1891-1892
New Building & School - The Order bought a new building and transformed it into a school and a residence for the monks.
1914-1918
WWI Refuge - Jesuit fathers took refuge in the monastery during the course of the First World War.
1928-1938
New Property - The Order purchased a new property next to the existing building.
1940
The Monastery - The building was canonically erected as the Monastery of Saint Anthony the Great.
1938-1944
1950-1986
Mother House - The monastery became the Mother House of the Lebanese Maronite Order.
1986
The Parish - The monastery chapel was designated as a parish church on December 1, 1986.
Monastery's Church Icons
Icon: The Crucifixion
This icon returns to the Rabulian miniature and its contemporary iconography. The Lord on the cross is dressed with the royal tunic, raising his head like a cub who sleeps with open eyes...
Icon: Epiphany
This icon of the Epiphany retakes common elements from the representation of the Epiphany in the iconographical tradition. The Trinitarian element is...
Icon: Pentecost
This Rabulian miniature is the most ancient and unique in its genre of Christian art. The Holy Virgin stands in the middle of the Apostles, with her hands open to receive and to give...