Monday, August 30, 2010

Our Lady of Naya Church

Top: A general view shows the rock-carved Saydet Naya Church (Our Lady of Naya Church) in the northern Lebanese mountain village of Kfarchleiman on August 26, 2010. The church is beleived to date back to the medevial age around 12th century A.D. when early Christians transformed a rocky reservoir of water into a monastic complex in the rugged mountains of north Lebanon. Second: The face of Christ is painted on the ceiling and walls of the Saydet Naya Church. Third: The face of Christ is painted on the wall of the Saydet Naya Church. Fourth: The face of Christ is painted on the ceiling of the Saydet Naya Church. Bottom: An ancient water reservoir is carved in the rock near the 12th century Saydet Naya Church. (All images - Getty Images via Daylife)

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