Saint Mary of the Holy Belt (Um Al Zennar) Cathedral[1] (Arabic: كاتدرائية السيدة العذراء أم الزنار, shortened to كنيسة أم الزنار; Um az-Zinnar) is a historical Syriac Orthodox cathedral in Homs, Syria.

[4] According to Joseph Nasrallah, the existence of a church dedicated to Mary in Homs is attested as early as 478.

[5] The church contains a venerated Holy Girdle that is supposed to be a section of the belt of Mary, mother of Jesus.

[6] The church was damaged during confrontations between the armed opposition and the security forces in the 2011–2012 Syrian unrest.

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