On the Maronite monastery of Saints Sergius and Bacchus in Kaftun

A Dumbarton Oaks article on the XIIth century Maronite monastery of Saints Sergius and Bacchus in Kaftun (Bilad al-Batrun) and its wall paintings. From the article:

“The monastery was mentioned for the first time in 1141 when Daniel, a monk from Kaftûn, was designated to become the abbot and administrator of a monastery in Cyprus called the monastery of Saint John, at Kuzbandû (Kotsovitsi), in the mountains near present-day Nicosia.” 

Source: Mouawad, R. J. 2001–02. “Les mystérieux monastères de Keftûn au Liban à l’époque médiévale (XII–XIIIe s.): Maronite et/puis melkite?” Tempora,  Annales d’Histoire et d’Archéologie 12–13:95–113.

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