Syria, Roman Roads Folder, from Cilicia to Lebanon, Kings Hwy and Euphrates River (Clean).kmz

Syria, Roman Roads Folder, from Cilicia to Lebanon, Kings Hwy and Euphrates River (Clean)

Emessa, Syria (Homs, Orontes River 2)
Emesa, Syria (Homs); Venerable Simeon of Emessa the Fool-For-Christ, Commemorated on July 21; dispassion (apathia); Venerable Romanus the Melodist, “Sweet-Singerâ€, Commemorated on October 1 ; Martyr Galacteon and his wife at Emesa, Commemorated on November 5 ; St Paul the Confessor the Archbishop of Constantinople, Commemorated on November 6 ; Venerable Nilus the Faster of Sinai, Commemorated November 12 ; Martyr Silvanus Bishop of Emesa, Commemorated January 29 ; Martyr Julian of Emesa, Commemorated on February 6 ; First and second finding of the Honorable Head of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist of the Lord, John, Commemorated February 24 ; Repose of St Raphael the Bishop of Brooklyn, Commemorated on February 27;

Zargos Mountains - Around the Fertile Crescent
Zargos Mountains, around the Fertile Crescent;

Orontes River

Antioch, Syria (Orontes River 7)
Antioch (Orontes River 7); St George the God-Bearer, Commemorated July 3 ; Venerable Martha the Mother of the Venerable Simeon Stylites the Younger, Commemorated July 4 ; Hieromartyr Pancratius the Bishop of Taormina in Sicily, Commemorated on July 9 ; MACRINA THE YOUNGER, MONASTIC AND TEACHER (19 JUL 379) ; Venerable Dius the Abbot of Antioch, Commemorated on July 19; Virginmartyr Seraphima (Serapia) of Antioch; Hieromartyr Apollinaris the Bishop of Ravenna, Commemorated on July 23; St Hilarion of Tvali, Commemorated on July 24; Appearance of the Smolensk œDirectress Â Icon of the Mother of God brought from Constantinople, Commemorated on July 28 ; Holy Apostles of the Seventy and Deacons: Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, and Parmenas, Commemorated on July 28; Virginmartyr Seraphima (Serapia) of Antioch, Commemorated on July 29; Apostle Silas of the Seventy, Commemorated July 30 ; 7 Holy Maccabee Martyrs, Commemorated on August 1; Venerable Cosmas the Eunuch and Hermit of Palestine, Commemorated on August 3; Martyr Eusignius of Antioch, Commemorated on August 5; Apostle Matthias of the Seventy, Commemorated on August 9; Martyr Eusignius of Antioch, Commemorated on August 5 ; Translation of the relics of St Maximus the Confessor, Commemorated on August 13; Venerable Gerasimus the New Ascetic of Cephalonia, Commemorated on August 16 ; St Gabriel I the Patriarch, Commemorated on August 30; St Simeon Stylites, the Elder, Commemorated September 1 ; Hieromartyr Babylas, Bishop of Antioch, and those with him, Commemorated on September 4; Martyr Juventinus the Soldier at Antioch, Commemorated on September 5 ; Martyr Juventinus the Soldier at Antioch, Commemorated on September 5 ; Apostle Evodius (Euodias) of the Seventy, Commemorated September 7 ; JOHN CHRYSOSTOM, BISHOP OF ANTIOCH AND OF CONSTANTINOPLE, PREACHER, THEOLOGIAN, LITURGIST (13 Sept. 407) ; Martyr Trophimus of Synnada, Commemorated on September 19 ; Protomartyr and Equal of the Apostles Thekla, Commemorated on September 24; Hieromartyr Cyprian of Nicomedia, Commemorated on October 2 ; Virginmartyr Pelagia of Antioch, Commemorated October 8 ; Venerable Andronicus of Egypt with his Wife, Commemorated on October 9 ; Martyr Juventinus at Antioch, Commemorated on October 9 ; St Publia the Confessor and Deaconess of Antioch, Commemorated on October 9 ; Martyr Theotecnus of Antioch, Commemorated October 10 ; Martyr Lucian the Presbyter of Antioch, Commemorated on October 15 ; Apostle and Evangelist Luke, Commemorated on October 18; LUKE THE EVANGELIST, (18 OCTOBER) ; IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH, BISHOP AND MARTYR (17 OCT 107) ; Greatmartyr Artemius at Antioch, Commemorated on October 20 ; JAMES OF JERUSALEM, BISHOP AND MARTYR (23 OCT NT); St John Chrysostom the Archbishop of Constantinople ; St Marcian of Cyrrhus, Commemorated on November 2 ; St John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria, Commemorated on November 12 ; St John Chrysostom the Archbishop of Constantinople, Commemorated on November 13 ; Martyr Roman the Deacon of Caesarea, Commemorated November 18 ; Martyr Romanus the Deacon, of Caesarea, Commemorated on November 18 ; The youth Barulus, Commemorated on November 18; Martyr Barlaam of Caesarea, in Cappadocia, Commemorated November 19 ; Martyr Theodore of Antioch, Commemorated on November 23 ; St Peter of Galatia, Commemorated on November 25 ; St Romanus, Commemorated on November 27 ; Hieromartyr Abibus, Bishop of Nekressi in Georgia, Commemorated on November 29 ; ANDREW THE APOSTLE, (30 NOV NT) ; Hierarch Peter, First Catholicos of Georgia, Commemorated on November 30 ; St Vakhtang Gorgasali, King of Georgia, Commemorated on November 30 ; Hieromartyr Ignatius the God-Bearer the Bishop of Antioch, Commemorated on December 20 ; St Philogonius the Bishop of Antioch, Commemorated December 20 ; The Nativity of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ, Commemorated on December 25 ; Venerable Marcellus the Abbot of the Monastery of the "Unsleeping Ones", Commemorated December 29 ; St Basil the Great the Archbishop of Caesarea, in Cappadocia, Commemorated January 1 ; St Sylvester the Pope of Rome, Commemorated on January 2 ; Apostle Mark the Evangelist of the Seventy, Commemorated January 4 ; Apostle and Evangelist Luke of the Seventy, Commemorated January 4 ; Apostle Barnabas of the Seventy, Commemorated January 4 ; Apostle Euodius of the Seventy, Commemorated on January 4 ; Apostle Silas of the Seventy, Commemorated on January 4; Synaxis of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John, Commemorated January 7 ; St Gregory the Bishop of Nyssa, Commemorated January 10; St Theodosius of Antioch, Commemorated Janaury 11; St Ephraim the Lesser, Commemorated January 18 ; Venerable Euthymius the Great, Commemorated on January 20; St Gregory the Theologian the Archbishop of Constantinople, Commemorated on January 25 ; SILAS, MISSIONARY COMPANION OF PAUL, Commemorated January 26 ; Venerable Palladius the Hermit, of Antioch; Translation of the relics of the Hieromartyr Ignatius, the Godbearer and Bishop of Antioch ; St Aphraates of Persia; Venerable Zeno the Hermit of Antioch the Disciple of St Basil the Great, Commemorated January 30 ; Venerable Peter the Hermit of Galatia Near Antioch, in Syria; The Meeting of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the Temple; Martyr Nicephorus of Antioch, in Syria; St Meletius the Archbishop of Antioch; Venerable Romanós of Cilicia, Commemorated on February 9; St Eulogius the Archbishop of Alexandria, Commemorated February 13 ; Venerable Maron the Hermit of Syria; St Flavian, Archbishop of Antioch, Commemorated on February 16; St Eugene the Presbyter and Confessor at Antioch, Commemorated February 19 ; St Eustathius the Archbishop of Antioch, Commemorated February 21 ; Saint John “Scholasticus”, Patriarch of Constantinople, Commemorated on February 21; Venerable Alexander the founder of the Monastery, of the "Unsleeping Ones". Commemoratedd December 29; St Sylvester the Pope of Rome, Commemorated on January 2; Venerable Palladius the Hermit, of Antioch, Commemorated on January 28 ; Translation of the relics of the Hieromartyr Ignatius, the Godbearer and Bishop of Antioch, Commemorated on January 29 ; St Aphraates of Persia, Commemorated on January 29 ; Venerable Peter the Hermit of Galatia Near Antioch, in Syria, Commemorated on February 1 ; The Meeting of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the Temple, Commemorated on February 2 ; St Arsenius of Iqalto in Georgia, Commemorated on February 6; Martyr Nicephorus of Antioch, in Syria, Commemorated on February 9 ; St Meletius the Archbishop of Antioch, Commemorated on February 12 ; St Eulogius the Archbishop of Alexandria, Commemorated February 13 ; St Flavian, Archbishop of Antioch, Commemorated on February 16 ; St Maruthas the Bishop of Martyropolis in Mesopotamia, Commemorated on February 16; St Eustathius the Archbishop of Antioch, Commemorated on February 21; Hieromartyr Polycarp the Bishop of Smyrna, Commemorated on February 23; Venerable Alexander the founder of the Monastery, of the ÃƒÂƒÃ‚Â¢ÃƒÂ‚Ã‚Â€ÃƒÂ‚Ã‚ÂœUnsleeping OnesÃƒÂƒÃ‚Â¢ÃƒÂ‚Ã‚Â€ÃƒÂ‚Ã‚ÂÂÂÂ, Commemorated on February 23; Repose of St Raphael the Bishop of Brooklyn, Commemorated on February 27; Hieromartyr Theodoritus of Antioch, Commemorated on March 8; St Sophronius the Patriarch of Jerusalem, Commemorated on March 11; Martyr Julian of Anazarbus, Commemorated on March 16; St Cyril the Bishop of Catania, Commemorated on March 21 ; St Malchus of Chalcis in Syria, Commemorated on March 26 ; St Celestine the Pope of Rome, Commemorated on April 8; St Ephraim the Great of Atsquri, Commemorated on April 15; GEORGE, SOLDIER and MARTYR, 23 APRIL 303, Commemorated April 23; Venerable Thomas the Fool of Syria, Commemorated on April 24; Apostle and Evangelist Mark, Commemorated on April 25; MARK THE EVANGELIST, (25 APR NT) ; GEORGE, SOLDIER and MARTYR, 23 APRIL 303; Hieromartyr Erasmus the Bishop of Formia in Campania, Commemorated on May 4; St John Zedazneli of Zaden, in Georgia with his 12 Disciples, Commemorated on May 7; GREGORY OF NAZIANZUS, BISHOP AND THEOLOGIAN (9 MAY 389); Repose of the Venerable Shio the Anchorite of Georgia, Commemorated on May 9; Martyr Christopher of Lycia, Commemorated on May 9 ; Repose of the Venerable Shio the Anchorite of Georgia, Commemorated on May 9; Martyr Hesychius of Antioch, Commemorated on May 10; Hieromartyr Hermogenes the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Commemorated on May 12; Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the Second Ecumenical Council, Commemorated on May 22 Venerable Simeon Stylites the Younger of Wonderful Mountain, Commemorated on May 24; JOAN OF ARC, VISIONARY, 30 May 1431; St Ephraim the Patriarch of Antioch, Commemorated on June 8; EPHREM OF EDESSA, DEACON AND HYMN-WRITER (10 JUNE 373); Venerable Theophanes of Antioch, Commemorated on June 10; Apostle Barnabas of the Seventy, Commemorated on June 11; St Jerome (Hieronymus) of Stridonium, Commemorated on June 15; Martyr Julian of Tarsus, in Cilicia, Commemorated on June 21 ; Hieromartyr Eusebius the Bishop of Samosata, Commemorated on June 22; Martyr Eustochius of Ancyra, Commemorated on June 23; Venerable George of Mt. Athos, Georgian, Commemorated on June 27; IRENAEUS, BISHOP OF LYONS, THEOLOGIAN (28 JUN 202) ; St Alexander the Founder of the Monastery of the ÃƒÂƒÃ‚Â¢ÃƒÂ‚Ã‚Â€ÃƒÂ‚Ã‚ÂœUnsleeping OnesÃƒÂƒÃ‚Â¢ÃƒÂ‚Ã‚Â€ÃƒÂ‚Ã‚ÂÂÂÂ, Commemorated on July 3 ; St George the God-Bearer, Commemorated on July 3; Venerable Martha the Mother of the Venerable Simeon Stylites the Younger, Commemorated on July 4 ;

Apamea, Syria (Orontes River 5)
Apamea, Syria; Martyr Acacius of Apamea, Commemorated July 28 ; Greatmartyr Procopius of Caesarea, in Palestine, "Procopius in Apamea on the way to Alexandria" ; Hieromartyr Marcellus the Bishop of Apamea, Commemorated August 14 ; Martyr Aristion the Bishop of Alexandria, Commemorated on September 3 ; Apostle Aristarchus of the Seventy, Commemorated September 27 ; Martyr Anthony of Apamea, Commemorated on November 9 ; Venerable Marcellus the Abbot of the Monastery of the "Unsleeping Ones", Commemorated December 29 ; Martyr Tryphon of Campsada Near Apamea in Syria, Commemorated on February 1 ; Martyr Maurice at Apamea in Syria, Commemorated February 22 ; Martyr Quadratus and the rest of Nicomedia, Commemorated on March 10 ; Hieromartyr Mark the Bishop of Arethusa, who suffered under Julian the Apostate, Commemorated on March 29; Icon of the Mother of God of Vilnius, Commemorated on April 14; Apostle Aristarchus of the Seventy, Commemorated on April 15; St Pausicacus the Bishop of Synnada, Commemorated on May 13; Greatmartyr Procopius of Caesarea, in Palestine, Commemorated on July 8;

Afrin River

Queig (Aleppo) River

Chalcis, Syria (Queig (Aleppo) River 1)
Chalcis, Syria; St Malchus of Chalcis in Syria, Commemorated on March 26; St Jerome (Hieronymus) of Stridonium, Commemorated on June 15;

Euphrates River Route

Sajur River 1

Sajur River 2

Sajur River 3

Hieropolis in Syria (Sajur River Mouth, Euphrates River 4)
Hieropolis in Syria (Euphrates River 4) 30 kilometers west of the Euphrates; Martyr Domnina with her daughters of Syria, Commemorated on October 4; Holy, All-Praised Apostle Philip, Commemorated November 14 ;

River Chebar
River Chebar; Prophet Ezekiel, Commemorated on July 21 ;

Roman Road, Sajur River in Syria, connecting Cilicia and Euphrates River 4 at Hieropolis and Pelion

Syria to Lebanon Pass, Orantes River Headwaters to Heliopolis, Barbara's Bathhouse

Syria, Roman Road, Cilicia to Gulf of Isska to Rossoa to Antioch to Orantes River to Lebanon Pass

Kings Highway (Nile River, Egypt to Euphrates River, Syria)

Damascus, Syria (Barada River foothills, Kings Highway 17, Way of the Sea 17)
Damascus (Barada River foothills); St Joseph of Damascus and his companions, Commemorated July 10 ; Icon of the Mother of God “of the Three Handsâ€ on Mt Athos, Commemorated on July 12 ; Venerable Gerasimus the New Ascetic of Cephalonia, Commemorated on August 16 ; The Beheading of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist John, Commemorated on August 29 ; Apostle Ananias of the Seventy, Commemorated on October 1 ; Martyr Tarachus at Tarsus, in Cilicia, Commemorated on October 12 ; St Cosmas the Hymnographer the Bishop of Maiuma, Commemorated on October 12 ; Martyr Nicholas Dvali, Commemorated October 19 ; Martyr Caesarius at Damascus, Commemorated on November 1 ; Martyr Victor at Damascus, Commemorated on November 11 ; Martyr Stephanida of Spain, Commemorated November 11 ; JOHN OF DAMASCUS, HYMN-WRITER, DEFENDER OF ICONS (4 DEC 750) ; Martyr John of Damascus, Commemorated December 4; Icon of the Mother of God of Damascus, Commemorated on December 4 ; The Nativity of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ, Commemorated on December 25 ; Venerable Melania the Younger of Rome, Commemorated on December 31 ; Apostle Barnabas of the Seventy, Commemorated January 4 ; Apostle Ananias of the Seventy, Commemorated on January 4; THE CONVERSION OF THE APOSTLE PAUL, (JANUARY 25) ; St Prochorus of Georgia, Commemorated February 12 ; Repose of St Raphael the Bishop of Brooklyn, Commemorated on February 27; Venerable John-Barsanuphius the Bishop of Damascus, Commemorated on February 28; St Sophronius the Patriarch of Jerusalem, Commemorated on March 11; Translation of the relics of the Greatmartyr Theodore Stratelates, Commemorated on June 8; PETER AND PAUL, APOSTLES AND MARTYRS (29 JUN 64); The Meeting of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the Temple, Commemorated on February 2 ; Martyr Luke of Jerusalem, the Georgian, Commemorated on February 12 ; Repose of St Raphael the Bishop of Brooklyn, Commemorated on February 27; Venerable John-Barsanuphius the Bishop of Damascus, Commemorated on February 28 ; St Sophronius the Patriarch of Jerusalem, Commemorated on March 11; Martyr Justin the Philosopher and those with him at Rome, Commemorated on June 1; Translation of the relics of the Greatmartyr Theodore Stratelates, Commemorated on June 8; Apostle Barnabas of the Seventy, Commemorated on June 11 ; Prophet Elisha, Commemorated on June 14; THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST, (24 JUNE NT); Icon of the Mother of God of “the Three Handsâ€, Commemorated on June 28; The Holy Glorious and All-Praised Leaders of the Apostles, Peter and Paul, Commemorated on June 29; The Holy Glorious and All-Praised Leader of the Apostles, Paul, Commemorated on June 29 ; PETER AND PAUL, APOSTLES AND MARTYRS (29 JUN 64); The Holy Glorious and All-Praised Leaders of the Apostles, Peter and Paul, Commemorated on June 29 ; St Andrew the Archbishop of Crete, Commemorated on July 4;

Way of the Sea (Egypt to Syria)

Great Road from Ephesus thru Colossae to the Euphrates at Melitine

Euphrates River