Monastery of Saint Maron
| Alternative name | Deir Mar Maroun |
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| Location | Beqaa Valley, Lebanon |
| Coordinates | 34°21′00″N 36°22′00″E / 34.35°N 36.366667°E |
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| Periods | Ancient Rome, Byzantine Empire, Mamluk, Ottoman empire |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | recently cleaned, falling into disrepair |
| Public access | Yes |
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The Monastery of Saint Maron (Arabic, latinized: Deir Mar Maroun), also called the Cave of the Monks, is an ancient cavern initially developed as a refuge structure by the Romans and later used as a Maronite monastery and carved out of solid rock in the side of a cliff. It is located around 200 metres (660 ft) from Ain ez Zarqa, the source of the Orontes river, south of Hermel in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, northern Lebanon.