The Ancient Church of Prophet Isaiah

The Church of the Prophet Isaiah, known as "Mar Chaaya," is one of the ancient churches of Broummana, located on Rue des Églises (the Street of the Churches). It was built in 1560, and its façade is distinguished by ablaq stone decoration dating from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. In 1965 a nineteenth-century bell was installed in it that had originally belonged to the Saint George church of Broummana. It is a "hall-church" in type, remains in good condition, serves the parish, and seats about fifty people.

Church information

• Name: Church of the Prophet Isaiah (Mar Chaaya), Broummana
• Location: Rue des Églises (the Street of the Churches)
• Built: 1560
• Façade decoration (ablaq): 17th–18th centuries
• Bell: installed in 1965; a 19th-century bell that had belonged to the Saint George church of Broummana
• State of conservation: Good
• Function: Parish
• Capacity: about 50 persons
• Type: Hall church
• Style: Pre-modern