Welcome to St. Anthony the Great Syriac Catholic Church

St Anthony the Great Syriac Catholic Church in Jounieh honours the Egyptian father of monasticism as venerated in the Syriac Catholic tradition, which has its own hierarchy and liturgy in Lebanon alongside the Maronite and Greek Catholic churches. The parish is part of greater Jounieh’s unusually rich set of rites, all within a short drive of Harissa and the bay. Visitors comparing Eastern Catholic architecture should include it with Kaniset al Siryan and the Melkite church of Constantine and Helen rather than seeing only Maronite cathedrals. The interior is a place of worship first. Modest dress, a quiet voice and a check that you are not interrupting a liturgy are essential.