Loading ...The Convent of Saydnaya – Syria’s Living Monument to Christianity
By Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer The fast-expanding city of Damascus, with its 5 million inhabitants, was behind us on our way to the holy Christian town of Saydnaya, known in Greek and Roman times as Danaba. Our route took us through a narrow green gorge crowded with villages hanging on the hillsides, spilling onto … Continued