Paromeos Monastery

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Paromeos Monastery

Location within Egypt
Monastery information
Other names	Monastery of the Roman Saints Maximus & Domitius
Established	335; 1689 years ago (335)
Dedicated to	Virgin Mary
Diocese	Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
People
Founder(s)	Saint Macarius the Great
Important associated figures	Saint Isidore Saint Moses the Black
Site
Location	Wadi El Natrun
Country	Egypt
Coordinates	30°21′26″N 30°16′14″E / 30.35713°N 30.27059°E / 30.35713; 30.27059
Public access	Yes

Paromeos Monastery (Coptic: ⲡⲁⲣⲟⲙⲉⲟⲥ), also known as Baramos Monastery (Arabic: البراموس), is a Coptic Orthodox monastery located in Wadi El Natrun in the Nitrian Desert, Beheira Governorate, Egypt. It is the most northern among the four current monasteries of Scetis, situated around 9 km northeast of the Monastery of Saint Pishoy. Ecclesiastically, the monastery is dedicated to and named after the Virgin Mary.