The Antiochian Church Archive
This archive consists of documents and papers and several scholastic religious manuscripts that were kept in boxes under unfavorable conditions and have therefore suffered some deterioration. They belong to the libraries of the different patriarchates, monasteries, and bishoprics of the Antiochian Church in Lebanon and Syria. They represent basic resources for the study of the history of these places. They also shed light on the social and economic conditions that existed at different times. This archive contains:
1. Records
Daily Accounts: details of the expenditures and incomes arranged monthly
Individual accounts: accounts of persons who have dealings with a monastery or a church
Ledgers: main record of all accounts
Other documents: few documents related to deaths, land ownership
2. Papers
Documents of different kinds and sizes,
Deeds: Documents that prove ownership of land also sales, buys, joint ownership land boundaries,..
Correspondences: various letters sent or received by a monastery or archbishopric dealing with matters related to organization of the monasteries and awqaf, and relations with people of neighboring areas. Some deal with monastic life giving religious and spiritual advice.
1. Records
Daily Accounts: details of the expenditures and incomes arranged monthly
Individual accounts: accounts of persons who have dealings with a monastery or a church
Ledgers: main record of all accounts
Other documents: few documents related to deaths, land ownership
2. Papers
Documents of different kinds and sizes,
Deeds: Documents that prove ownership of land also sales, buys, joint ownership land boundaries,..
Correspondences: various letters sent or received by a monastery or archbishopric dealing with matters related to organization of the monasteries and awqaf, and relations with people of neighboring areas. Some deal with monastic life giving religious and spiritual advice.
Researchers may use the database related to the Church archives on the University of Balamand Campus only.
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