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Charbel Makhlouf
Charbel Makhlouf | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Saint Charbel Makhlouf | |
| Priest, Religious and Wonderworker | |
| Born | May 8, 1828 Bekaa Kafra, Mount Lebanon |
| Died | December 24, 1898 (aged 70) Monastery of Saint Maron, Mount Lebanon |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church (especially Maronite Church) |
| Beatified | 5 December 1965, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Paul VI |
| Canonized | 9 October 1977, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Paul VI |
| Major shrine | Monastery of Saint Maron Annaya, Byblos District, Lebanon |
| Feast | 3rd Sunday in July (Maronite Calendar) July 24 (Roman Calendar) |
| Attributes | Religious habit Prayer rope |
| Patronage | Lebanon |
Charbel Makhlouf, O.L.M.[1] (Arabic: شربل مخلوف, May 8, 1828 – December 24, 1898), born Youssef Antoun Makhlouf and venerated as Saint Charbel, was a Maronite monk and priest from modern-day Lebanon. During his life, he obtained a wide reputation for holiness, and for his ability to unite Christians, Muslims and Druze.[2]
He is known among Lebanese Christians as the "Miracle Monk of Lebanon" because of the favours received through his intercession, especially after prayers are said at his tomb in the Monastery of Saint Maron in Annaya, Lebanon.[3] He was beatified in 1965 and canonized in 1977 by Pope Paul VI.[4] He is venerated as a saint and celebrated on 24 July by the Latin Church, and on the third Sunday of July by the Maronite Church.
The Medal of Saint Charbel was created in his honor.
- ^ "Order of Lebanese Maronite (Maronite Institute of Consecrated Life - Men) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.[self-published source]
- ^ Beaurepaire, Pierre-Yves (2017). Religious Interactions in Europe and the Mediterranean World: Coexistence and Dialogue from the 12th to the 20th Centuries. Taylor & Francis. p. 9. ISBN 9781351722179.
- ^ "Lebanese St. Charbel Makhlouf known for miraculous healings and uniting Christians and Muslims". Brockhaus, Hannah. Catholic News Agency. January 10, 2019.
- ^ "Saint Sharbel Makhlouf", Franciscan Media
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