Monastery of Mar Georges Al-Humayra

The Monastery of Mar Georges is perched on a rocky outcrop overlooking the Valley of the Christians and is considered one of the oldest Christian pilgrimage sites in Homs. Syriac manuscripts attribute its founding to the 6th century, while a Greek inscription confirms the current phase of reconstruction, dating it to 1857. The complex consists of three churches stacked vertically: the semi-subterranean “Old Church,” the “Church of Saint George” on the middle floor, and the upper “Church of Saint Thecla” overlooking the valley. The monastery preserves a unique Byzantine icon of the Mother of God known as “Our Lady of Grace,” in addition to mosaic tiles with cross shapes and grape decorations, a common symbolism in Antiochian art.