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Monastery of St.Simeon, Remains of the monastery south site from the exteriorMonastery of St.Simeon, Remains of the monastery south site from the exteriorMonastery of St.Simeon, Remains of the monastery south site from the exteriorMonastery of St.Simeon, Decoration between two archesMonastery of St.Simeon, Decoration between two archesMonastery of St.Simeon, Decoration between two archesMonastery of St.Simeon, Close-up of mosaic in pool of baptisteryMonastery of St.Simeon, Remains of the baptistery from the interiorMonastery of St.Simeon, Remains of the baptistery from the interior with poolMonastery of St.Simeon, Window of baptisteryMonastery of St.Simeon, Remains of the baptistery from the exteriorMonastery of St.Simeon, Window of baptistery, detail with decorationMonastery of St.Simeon, Remains of the baptistery from the exteriorMonastery of St.Simeon, Window of baptistery, detail with decorationMonastery of St.Simeon, Remains of the baptistery from the exteriorMonastery of St.Simeon, Remains of the baptistery from the exteriorMonastery of St.Simeon, Remains of the baptistery from the exteriorBaptisterium at the Saint Simeon StylitesMonastery of St.Simeon, Remains of the baptistery from the exteriorMonastery of St.Simeon, Remains of the baptistery from the exteriorMonastery of St.Simeon, Close-up of pool of baptistery with mosaicMonastery of St.Simeon, Capital in southern naveMonastery of St.Simeon, Floor mosaicMonastery of St.Simeon, Remains of pillarMonastery of St.Simeon, CapitalMonastery of St.Simeon, South facade with stairs from the exteriorMonastery of St.Simeon, Western view with remains of churchMonastery of St.Simeon, Floor mosaic, detailMonastery of St.Simeon, Remains of pillarMonastery of St.Simeon, Remains of central court

Location:

  • Syrian Arab Republic, Dayr Sim‘ān
  • geo:36.32608,36.835869
  • Location ± 0-5 m.

Period or year:

  • -300~ / unknown

Class:

  • Vicus or canabae
  • visible

Identifiers:

  • vici:place=69260

Annotations

Deir Semaan {Seman) was originally a Greek agricultural settlement called Telanissos. At the beginning of the fifth century AD site developed into a monastic complex. After the death of St. Simeon the new basilica was built and the site became a pilgrimaqge center.

Sources:

  1. Howard Crosby Butler: Early Churches in Syria. Fourth to Seventh Centuries. Princeton University Press, Princeton 1929, pp. 105–109
  2. https://www.cometosyria.com/en/pages/St.+Simeon+Church+Syria/41/38

Nearby

Monastery of Saint Simeon

Monastery of Saint Simeo.n. Pandocheion.

South-West Monastery at Deir Simeon

VIth century basilica. Deir Semaan Syria. Telanissos - Telneshe

Southeast Monastery at Deir Simeon

Ruins of Vth century church. Telanissos - Telneshe.


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