Lady of the Valley
The Lady of the Valley (Arabic: سيدة الوادي, Sayyidat al-Wadi) is a Marian shrine inaugurated on 16 August 2009, located in Al-Nasirah, Wadi al-Nasara in Syria. The statue is built near the Lady of the Valley Church on top of Mount of the Pilgrim (Arabic: جبل السائح, romanized: Jabal al-Sayeh), which is dedicated to Saint George.
The figure which stands on a base that brings its height to 30 metres (98 ft), at an altitude of 980 metres (3215 ft) above sea level; completed on 16 August 2009.[1]
See also
- Convent of Our Lady of Saidnaya
- Shrines to the Virgin Mary
References
- ""سيدة الوادي".. شفيعة المؤمنين ومقصد للزائرين". eSyria. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
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