CHURCH BUILDING
Saint John Mark Cathedral
Byblos (Jbeil) · Maronite Catholic
A brief history
This Romanesque cathedral in Byblos is dedicated to Saint John Mark, the town's patron saint, whom local tradition credits with founding its first Christian community. Its Romanesque form places it among the churches raised in the Levant during the Crusader period.
Saints & traditions
The cathedral stands in one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, settled thousands of years before any church was built there.