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[[Image:Iconostasis of Saint Catherine's Church.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Iconostasis of the church]]
The '''Church of St. Catherine''' is a [[parish]] of the [[Archdiocese of Beirut|Orthodox Archdiocese of Beirut]] in the [[Church of Antioch]]. It is located in Ashrafieh, an eastern district of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. A broad Lebanese Greek Orthodox community resides in this district.
St. Catherine's is one of eleven parishes falling under the [[jurisdiction]] of the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Beirut and its dependencies.
The church is located on the grounds of the monastery of the same name and is the worship place of both the parish and the [[monastery]] which includes also the Zahret El Ihsan school.
On [[April 22]], 1950, 18 years after the death of the [[hegumen]] of the monastery Mother Mary (Geahchan) and 3 years after the death of the principal donor to Zahret el Ihsan Mrs. Emily Sursock, the worship hall was consecrated as the church of the monastery by H.E. Elia (Saliby) Metropolitan of Beirut and its dependencies.
In 1976 and with the beginning of the civil war in Lebanon, the Saint Catherine’s St. Catherine's church became parochial when the Metropolitan [[metropolitan]] of Beirut H.E. Elia (born Saliby) of Beirut]] designated Father Elia (born Issa; 1916 – 2003) as pastor of the [[church]] and the new parish<!--, and Mr Elias Geahchan (1910 – 2006) as church’s church's mandatary-->.
Later on in 1994, Fr . Elia Issa was promoted elevated by H.E. the present metropolitan Metropolitan [[Elias (born Audi), of Beirut]] to the rank of [[archimandrite]] title, and served the parish until his death. Archimandrite Seraphim (born Bardawil) is the present pastor of the parish, assisted by Fr Stephanos (born Abdelnour).[[Image:Archimandrite Seraphim at the Royal Door.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Archimandrite Seraphim in front of the altar]]
The parish includes 550 households and covers a part of Ashrafieh, an eastern district of Beirut. It neighbors four other parishes: Annunciation of Our Lady to the west, Saint Nicholas to the north, Saint Dimitri and Presentation of Our Lady to the east.[[Image:Territorial Limits of Saint Catherine's Parish.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Saint Catherine's parish is in the heart of Ashrafieh]]
[[Category:Churches]]
[[Category: Churches in Lebanon|Catherine]]
