Monastery
Paromeos Monastery (Deir al-Baramus)
دير البراموس
Wadi el-Natrun · among the earliest foundations of Scetis; founding traditions differ
The northernmost of the four surviving monasteries of Wadi al-Natrun (ancient Scetis), dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Its founding traditions reach back to the desert fathers, though written accounts give differing early dates for its beginning.
- Coords:
- 30.357°, 30.271°