Dayr Fayq
دير فيق
A monastery said to be the Christians' first; Abu Nuwas named it in a poem addressed to a Christian youth he loved 1.
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The Monastery of Fayq is said to be the first monastery of the Christians. Abu Nuwas mentions it in a poem in which he describes a Christian youth he loved. 1
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Sources
- Masalik al-absar fi mamalik al-amsar — al-Umari (1924 printing), p. 336-337
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islam.museum contributors. “Dayr Fayq”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/building/dayr-fayq/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.