Saint Mary Church of the Holy Belt
| Saint Mary Church of the Holy Belt | |
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| Location | Homs, Syria |
| Geographic coordinates | 34°43′45″N 36°43′12″E / 34.7293°N 36.7200°ECoordinates: 34°43′45″N 36°43′12″E / 34.7293°N 36.7200°E |
| Affiliation | Syriac Orthodox |
| Country | Syria |
| Year consecrated | 50 AD |
| Architectural type | Church |
Saint Mary Church of the Holy Belt (Arabic: كنيسة أم الزنار; Um az-Zinnar) is a historical Syriac Orthodox Church in Homs, Syria. The church is built over an underground church dating back to 50 AD. It is the seat of the Syriac Orthodox archbishopric. The church contains a venerated Holy Girdle that is supposed to be a section of the belt of Mary mother of Jesus. The church was damaged during confrontations between the armed opposition and the security forces in the 2011–2012 Syrian unrest.
Later confrontations caused extensive damage to the exterior of the church. The Church was rebuilt by the extensive effort by the believers and holy mass was celebrated.
This is the Syriac church's equivalent of the Cincture of the Theotokos of the Greek Orthodox Church and Girdle of Thomas of Catholic Church
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