On August 22, as a part of project Integra, Centre for Peace, nonviolence and human rights presented a comparison of the Croatian and Syrian surface.
The Republic of Croatia is a country situated at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, on the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro to the southeast, sharing a maritime border with Italy. Croatia has an area of 56,594 square kilometres (21,851 square miles) .
The Syrian Arab Republic is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon to the southwest, the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest. A country of fertile plains, high mountains, and deserts. The area includes about 185,180 square kilometers of deserts, plains, and mountains.
As part of the project #INTEGRA Center for Peace, nonviolence and human rights is presenting The Church of Saint Simeon Stylites.
The Church of Saint Simeon Stylites is a building that can be traced back to the 5th century, located in the northwestern part of Aleppo, Syria. It is one of the oldest surviving church complexes. It was constructed on the site of the pillar of Saint Simeon Stylites, a renowned recluse monk. The church is known as either Qalaat Semaan (the ‘Fortress of Simeon’) or Deir Semaan ( the ‘Monastery of Simeon’).
Saint Simeon was born in 386 AD in the Amanus mountains village. He lived in a monastery in this village at an early age, however, later on, he opted to transform into a religious solo hermit monk. Saint Simeon then resolved that he would not live in a cave, but instead, he would move to the top of a pillar that was approximately 12–18 meters high and estimated to be 2 meters in diameter to get closer to God. Significant multitude would soon be attracted by the preaching of Saint Simeon that was offered twice a day. Saint Simeon stayed on top of the pillar for about 37 years and later died in 459 AD. His remains were majestically escorted to Antioch by seven bishops, numerous soldiers and a crowd of his devoted disciples.
