ɪn sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈæd, æt ðə tˈaɪm ʌvðə fˈɪfθ mˈæɹənˌaɪt pˈeɪtɹɪˌɑːɹk, dʒˈɑːn mˈæɹən ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː, ðˈɛn ɪnstˈɔːld ɪn jˈænaʊ, ðə ɹˈoʊmən tˈɛmpəl wʌz kənvˈɜːɾᵻd ˌɪntʊ ɐ tʃˈɜːtʃ kˈɑːnsɪkɹˌeɪɾᵻd tə sˈeɪnt dʒˈɔːɹdʒ.
In 750 AD, at the time of the fifth Maronite patriarch, John Maron II, then installed in Yanouh, the Roman temple was converted into a church consecrated to Saint George.