Al-Shibani Church
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Al-Shibani Church (Arabic: كنيسة الشيباني, romanized: Kanīsa aš-Šībānī), also known as al-Shibani School (Arabic: مدرسة الشيباني, romanized: Madrasa aš-Šībānī), is a 12th-century religious and cultural centre located in al-Jalloum district of the Ancient City of Aleppo, Syria. The complex is located to the west of the al-Saffahiyah Mosque and of the south of Souq Khan al-Nahhaseen.
History
The area currently occupied by the building was used as the site of one of the four main churches of ancient Aleppo during the pre-Islamic period. After the Islamic rule, part of that church was designated to become used as an Islamic school or madrasah and called the "Glassmakers School" (Arabic: المدرسة الزجاجية).
However, the current building of al-Shibani was built during the 12th century. By the end of the 16th century, the building became part of the properties of the Ottoman Wāli of Aleppo Ahmet Pasha Matyab Zadeh. After many decades, the site had been purchased by al-Shibani family, during the 17th century. The building along with the surrounding areas became known as Khan al-Shibani.
During the 19th century, the Khan was possessed by the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, where they founded the first college in Aleppo, the "Collège de Terre-Sainte" (The Holy Land College Arabic: معهد الأرض المقدّسة) along with a nearby church. The rehabilitation works of the building began in 1853 and the college was opened in 1859.
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