Monastery · 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.
Also known as: Deir al-Baramus · Baramus Monastery · Paromeos
Early monastic centuries: counted among the earliest foundations of Scetis, though founding accounts differ.
Today: one of the four active ancient monasteries of Wadi al-Natrun.
