Our_Lady_of_Bechouat
Our Lady of Bechouat
Marian shrine in the Beqaa Valley of Lebanon
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Bechouat (French: Sanctuaire de Notre-Dame de Béchouate), also spelled Beshouat or Beshwat, is a Marian shrine in the village of Bechouat in the Beqaa Valley of Lebanon.
In 1741, a Byzantine wooden icon of the Virgin Mary was discovered in one of the deep caves. A church was built above the cave, and since then, it has become a place of pilgrimage.[1]