Catholic Connect 🇻🇦 Vatican on Instagram: "Deep in Lebanon’s sacred Wadi Qadisha (Holy Valley) lies one of the world’s oldest Christian monasteries—St. Anthony the Great Monastery. Founded in the 4th century, this remarkable sanctuary carved into limestone cliffs stands as a living testament to the enduring faith of the Maronite Catholic Church, one of the 23 Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Pope and Vatican. The Maronites are among Christianity’s oldest Catholic communitie

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