Lady of Fortress

This area enjoys a wonderful climate and beautiful weather, where it is snowy in the winter and pleasant in the summer. This church has many wonders. Its feast is celebrated in the first week of September every year. She is the patron saint of many families in the village and neighboring villages. All the elderly before going to work, look at the statue from the village and ask her for blessings and help, and they head to their work in the fields It is called the Lady of the Fortress "Saydet al Alaa" after the statue was raised in 2002. It is 4.5m long and rises on a rock castle that can be reached either from the bridge, or by walking a short distance in the orchard

It's History

A well on the foundations of the church, carved into the ancient rock, built on a Roman structure before the 17th century. "Saydet-Neya", our Lady of "Hidak al-Qataa" or what is now known as Our Lady of Fortress "Saydet al Alaa". It is a church located on the southern side of the town of Assia. It has a shrine for the Virgin Mary, which is a shrine like the shrines of Harissa and Maghdouche. Visitors from all over Lebanon and the world come to pray and seek forgiveness, and others come to spend time and take a walk.

It is one of the oldest church in Assia.