⛪🙏 SaintAwtel Church throughthewindow of the 'cha3riyah'; an intricate... (Kfar Sghâb, Liban-Nord, Lebanon)
August 27, 2017 by norayammine
⛪🙏 #SaintAwtel Church #throughthewindow of the 'cha3riyah'; an intricate woodwork that used to separate women from men during the Eucharistic Celebration (Mass)...
Some say that #StAwtel Church in #Kfarsghab is the only Church in Lebanon and the world dedicated to this Saint...
It was built on the ruins of a pagan temple.
The first mention of Saint Awtel #Church is a date for its first renovation in 1470... -
The place of birth of #Saint Awtel, also known as #MarAwtel and Mar Awtilios, vary according to the sources. From an unknown place in modern Turkey for the Maronite Sinksar and born in the 3rd century AD, he is from Lycia for the other sources and he lived during the 6th century AD... -
As a youth he was converted to Christianity and was baptized...
His father wanted him to marry. Mar Awtel escaped and, while travelling on route in a boat, he encountered a severe storm endangering the boat and all on board.
He prayed for deliverance and the boat was saved and as a consequence those on board have converted to Christianity and baptized.
He remained for 20 years in Byzantium until his father died, whereupon he returned to his home and became a monk.
He performed many miracles, one of which was the cure of a pagan man.
This cure was the reason for the conversion and baptism of ten thousand pagans. After being a monk for 12 years he became a hermit until he died in 327... -
He is the #PatronSaint of expatriates and travelers.
His feast day is celebrated on 3 June.
The Saint is also celebrated by the Village of Kfarsghab on August 27 of every year, the date on which Mar Awtel made a miracle by preventing the Plague infectious disease 'ta3oun' from affecting the people of the village during the First World War...
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