Thread by @AnthonyMirzaa

Bziza, a village in Koura district north #Lebanon 🇱🇧
It stands over a former village that was destroyed by earthquakes.

Locals refer the naming to Azizos (Beth Azizo) Canaanite God of the morning stars while other references say that is of Phoenician origin or the stolen village

The Roman temple of Bziza is a well-preserved first century AD building dedicated to Azizos.
The tetrastyle prostyle building has two doors that connect the pronaos to a square cella.The ancient temple functioned as an aedes, the dwelling place of the deity.

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The temple of Bziza was converted into a Church known as the Lady of the Pillars and underwent architectural modification during two phases the Early #Byzantine period and later in the Middle Ages.

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On the right side of the "bird" river, there is an old church bearing the name “Our Lady of the River”, inside we can notice natural domes and arches, a real breathtaking and peaceful place.

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Next to the church , remains of an old watermill on the riverside where the village people used to gather as per locals.

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Last stop in Bziza was the churches of Saint Elie (Eljah) for Greek Orthodox and Maronites, two churches in the middle of large olives grove and fruit trees orchard.

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"صلبانهم من خشب و قلوبهم من ذهب"