Our Lady of the Wind, Saydet El-Rih in Arabic, was built in the Byzantine era in Enfeh

Enfeh

Enfeh is a Greek Orthodox town, on the coast of North Lebanon, in El-Koura district It is located 65 Kilometers north of Beirut and 15 Kilometers south of Tripoli. Its total area is 4,937,721 m2, and its population is around 6,500....

, Lebanon

Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...

. Even though the roof of the chapel has long collapsed, it still retains traces of wall paintings representing Saint George

Saint George

Saint George was, according to tradition, a Roman soldier from Syria Palaestina and a priest in the Guard of Diocletian, who is venerated as a Christian martyr. In hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Catholic , Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and the Oriental Orthodox...

 and Saint Demetrios, the Omnipotent Christ, two evangelists, some saints and the Virgin calming the wind. It is believed that sailors and fishermen from the village of Enfeh

Enfeh

Enfeh is a Greek Orthodox town, on the coast of North Lebanon, in El-Koura district It is located 65 Kilometers north of Beirut and 15 Kilometers south of Tripoli. Its total area is 4,937,721 m2, and its population is around 6,500....

 built the chapel so that the Virgin Mary would protect them as they sailed the Mediterranean.