Kanīsat Mār Quzmā wa-Damiyānūs

The Kanīsat Mār Quzmā wa-Damiyānūs (Church of St. Cosmas and Damian) was an Antiochan Greek Orthodox church located in the southwestern quarter of the city.  It is estimated to have been originally built around 330 AD, was destroyed in 1212, and was renovated between the 1683-1689 and in 1839.  By 1844, only 15 Antiochian Orthodox believers remained, while the other 50 families became Melkite Catholics, and the church was for a few years Melkite Catholic; by around 1847, the Antiochian Orthodox had reclaimed the church and many converted back.