Syria's beleaguered Christians
Syria's beleaguered Christians
Christians make up about 10% of Syria's 22 million people
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22270455
April 23, 2103
Syria's Christian community is one of the oldest in the world, going back two millennia.
The apostle Paul is said to have been converted on the road to Damascus, while some Christians from the town of Maaloula can still speak Aramaic, the language of Jesus.
Near the northern city of Aleppo is the Church of St Simeon Stylites, who spent decades on top of a stone pillar to demonstrate his faith, while in the mountains west of Homs is the castle of Krak des Chevaliers, which was a fortress for the Knights Hospitaller during the Crusades.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
Christians make up about 10% of Syria's 22 million people
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22270455
April 23, 2103
Syria's Christian community is one of the oldest in the world, going back two millennia.The apostle Paul is said to have been converted on the road to Damascus, while some Christians from the town of Maaloula can still speak Aramaic, the language of Jesus.
Near the northern city of Aleppo is the Church of St Simeon Stylites, who spent decades on top of a stone pillar to demonstrate his faith, while in the mountains west of Homs is the castle of Krak des Chevaliers, which was a fortress for the Knights Hospitaller during the Crusades.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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