Eparchy of St. Maron
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Traditional Church For Modern Faithful
Saints From Lebanon
St. Maron "Mar Maroun"
| Born | Unknown |
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| Died | 410 AD[1]
Kafr Nabu (de) , Ol-Yambos, Syria Prima province, Byzantine Empire (modern Syria)[2] |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Major shrine | Syriac Maronite Church |
| Feast | February 14 (Eastern Orthodox Church)
February 9 (Maronite Church) |
Saint Charbel Makhlouf, O.L.M.
| Monk, priest, and hermit | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 8, 1828
Bekaa Kafra, North Governorate, Lebanon |
| Died | December 24, 1898 (aged 70)
Monastery of St. Maron Annaya, Jbeil District, Lebanon |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church
Eastern Catholic Churches |
| Beatified | 5 December 1965, Vatican City by Pope Paul VI |
| Canonized | 9 October 1977, Vatican City by Pope Paul VI |
| Major shrine | Monastery of St. Maron
Annaya, Jbeil District, Lebanon |
| Feast | 3rd Sunday in July (Maronite Calendar)
July 24 (Roman Calendar) |
| Saint Rafqa (Rafka), O.L.M. | |
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| Monastic | |
| Born | 29 June 1832
Himlaya, Matn District, Lebanon |
| Died | 23 March 1914 (aged 81)
Monastery of Saint Joseph, Jrebta, Lebanon |
| Venerated in | Maronite Church
Roman Catholic Church Eastern Catholic Churches |
| Beatified | November 16, 1985 by Pope John Paul II |
| Canonized | June 10, 2001, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | March 23 |
Saints From Lebanon
Saint Nimatullah Youssef Kassab |
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Saint of the Lebanese Maronite Order
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| Monk, priest and confessor | |
| Born | 1808
Hardine, North Governorate, Lebanon |
| Died | 14 December 1858
Monastery of Saints Cyprian and Justina Kfifan, Batroun District, Lebanon |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 10 May 1998, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
| Canonized | 16 May 2004, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
| Major shrine | Monastery of Saints Cyprian and Justina
Kfifan, Batroun District, Lebanon |
| Feast | 14 December |
| Patronage | Beirut, Lebanon |
Father Yacoub Alkbouche
Blessed Esțfān Nehmé O.L.M.
Born |
8 March 1889
Lehfed, Jabal Lubnān, Lebanon |
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| Died | 30 August 1938 (aged 49)
Kfifan, Batrūn, Ash Shamāl, Lebanon |
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| Beatified | 27 June 2010, Convent of Ss. Cyprian and Justina, Kfifan, Lebanon by Archbishop Angelo Amato |
| Attributes | Religious habit |