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🕇⛪ SaintCharbel Patron Saint of Lebanon🇱🇧 (celebrated on the 3rd... (Faraya, Mont-Liban, Lebanon)

July 15, 2017 by norayammine
🕇⛪ SaintCharbel Patron Saint of Lebanon🇱🇧 (celebrated on the 3rd... (Faraya, Mont-Liban, Lebanon) 🕇⛪ #SaintCharbel Patron Saint of #Lebanon🇱🇧 (celebrated on the 3rd Sunday of July) † May 8th, 1828 | Youssef Antoun Makhlouf was born in BekaaKafra, North Lebanon. † May 16th, 1828 | He is baptised as a Catholic #Maronite in BekaaKafra. † 1851 | First year of noviciate at Our Lady of Mayfouk Monastery, Mount Lebanon. † 1852 | Second year of noviciate at St. Maroun's Monastery in Annaya, Mount Lebanon. He chose the name Charbel, one of the martyrs of the 2nd century in the Antioch Church. † 1853 | Brother Charbel takes his first vows at St. Maroun's Monastery in Annaya. † 1853-1859 | He begins his theological studies at St. Cyprian and St. Justina Monastery in Kfifan, North Lebanon. † July 23, 1859 | He is ordained as a Catholic Maronite Priest in Bkerke, Mount Lebanon. † 1859-1875 | He starts his life as a Catholic Maronite Priest at St. Maroun's Monastery in Annaya. † 1875 | Father Charbel asked the servant to fill the lamp with oil, but instead of oil he filled it with water. But the lamp gave light ordinarily. This miracle opened the sequence of the Charbelite's numerous miracles. † February. 15th, 1875 | He becomes a Hermit and enters the Hermitage of St. Peter and St. Paul in Annaya. † December. 24th, 1898 | He died at the Hermitage of St. Peter and St. Paul in Annaya. † December. 25th, 1898 | He was buried at St. Maroun's Monastery in Annaya. † 1899 | His tomb was opened due to a bright and dazzling light coming out of the tomb. † 1927 | His body was transferred to a third grave; for his corpse was perspiring sweat & blood. † 1950 | His grave was opened and his body was exposed to visitors. A year full of miracles. † December 5th, 1965 | Charbel's Beatification to become a Saint at the Vatican, Rome. † October 9th, 1977 | #StCharbel's Canonisation as a Saint at the Vatican, Rome. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ❤🍃 HAPPY FEAST DAY OF SAINT CHARBEL 🍃❤ _____________________________________________________ #LebaneseSaint #مار_شربل #SaintOfTheDay #Church #MarCharbel #capella #anothershrine #streetshrine #ihavethisthingforshrines #shrine #LebanonTimes #churchesoftheworld #churchesoflebanon #كنيسة
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