Church of Saint Anna reopens in Syria’s Idlib after 14-year closure

Church of Saint Anna reopens in Syria’s Idlib after 14-year closure

Saint Anna Church serves Greek Orthodox and Armenian communities in Idlib countryside - Anadolu Ajansı

Armenians in Edleb (Idlib) celebrate return of Feast of St. Anna as historic church officially reopens after 14 years - Syriac Press

EDLEB, Syria — For the first time in more than a decade, the bells of St. Anna’s Church rang again in the village of Yacoubiyah, a predominantly Armenian Christian community in northwestern Edleb (Idlib), Syria. The reopening and rededication of the centuries-old church was marked with the annual Feast of St. Anna, one of the most cherished celebrations in the Armenian Orthodox calendar, drawing pilgrims from across Syria and beyond.   The cerem…