Monastery of Qozhaya

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The Anthony Monastery Quzhaya (Arabic دير مار أنطونيوس قزحيا Dair Mār Antūniyūs Quzhayā, DMG Dayr Mār Anṭūniyūs Quzḥayā ) is a monastery in Lebanon. It is located in the Zgharta District in the province of North - Lebanon, 950 meters above sea level and is part of the Maronite Order of the Baladiten.

The monasteries dedicated to Saint Anthony the Great and is commonly referred to as a monastery Qozhaza, the name of the valley in which it is located and that is a part of the Wadi Qadischa.

Quzhaya is one of the oldest monastery in Wadi Qadischa and probably since the 12th century it was the seat of the Maronite Patriarch. In 1584, here the first printing press was set in the Middle East in operation.

At the beginning of the 19th century in the monastery with 300 monks belonging to him, his most important and it is part of his extensive possessions, including Ain al - Baqra and Jedaydeh, now one of the wealthiest institutions of the Order.