History Our Lady of Awaiting

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1 history

1.1 ancient era
1.2 middle ages
1.3 modern era





history
ancient era

many historians agree devotion virgin mary in lebanon replaced phoenician worship of astarte. temples , shrines astarte converted christian places of worship, honoring virgin. true in magdhdouché within vicinity of our lady of awaiting remains of shrine astarte.


middle ages

during reign of emperor constantine, mother, saint helena of constantinople, requested in 324 d.c. destruction of pagan temples , idols dedicated astarte. astarte shrine in magdhdouché destroyed @ time , converted place of devotion holy mother.


since christian era, inhabitants of magdhdouché have venerated cave virgin mary rested while waited son, jesus finish preaching in sidon. saint helena asked bishop of tyre consecrate little chapel @ cave in magdhdouché. sent people of magdhdouché icon of mother , child , altar furnishings. historians believe saint helena asked people name chapel, , named our lady of awaiting because there holy mother waited son. mantara derivative of semitic root ntr, means “to wait.


saint helena provided funds imperial treasury maintenance of chapel. funding continued 3 centuries of byzantine rule in phoenicia until khalid ibn al-walid defeated emperor heraclius @ battle of yarmuk. while caliphate, omar, became ruler of jerusalem, pious , humble man, sparing christendom s holiest shrines , being tolerant of christian subjects, arab rulers of rest of byzantium less tolerant of christians, in maritime cities of tyre, sidon, beirut, byblos, , tripoli. after majority of sidonians converted islam receive promised privileges , immunities, people of magdhdouché withdrew higher elevation mount lebanon. caliphate had recognised christians of mount lebanon autonomous communities, paying fixed tax. before abandoning village, concealed entrance cave of our lady of awaiting stones, earth , vines. people left village through obscure mountain paths strongholds of christian lebanon. legend of our lady of awaiting passed down exiled generations of magdhdouché 1 thousand years.


the people of magdhdouché did not return ancestral home despite arrival of crusaders in sidon. crusaders spent of 12th , 13th centuries in shadow of magdhdouché without ever suspecting sacred cave s existence though built small fort, called la franche garde, within meters of hidden entrance cave.


modern era

the people of magdhdouché returned ancestral village during reign of druze prince fakhreddin ii (1572-1635). prince, considered tolerant , enlightened ruler of day , age, believed in equality amongst diverse religious followers of lebanon. demonstrate equality, appointed maronite catholic prime minister, muslim minister of interior, druze army commander , jew finance minister. reign rare example of non-sectarianism, , became prosperous principality in ottoman empire.


it not easy relocate sacred cave though men of magdhdouché worked hundreds of years near grotto, pulling down stones of crusader fort building material new homes. cave rediscovered on 8 september 1721 young shepherd when 1 of goats fell in well-like opening in porous limestone. wanting save goat, shepherd made rope vine twigs, tied tree, , descended hole, rope broke , fell. when eyes became accustomed darkness of grotto, boy saw soft glimmer of golden object, turned out saint helena’s, icon of mother , child. boy climbed stone walls , ran village tell discovery.








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