Charbel Makhlouf
19th-century Lebanese Maronite monk and saint / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 Lebanon. During his life, he obtained a wide reputation for holiness, and for his ability to unite Christians, Muslims and Druze.[2]
Charbel Makhlouf | |
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Priest, Religious and Wonderworker | |
Born | (1828-05-08)May 8, 1828 Bekaa Kafra, Mount Lebanon, Ottoman Empire |
Died | December 24, 1898(1898-12-24) (aged 70) Monastery of Saint Maron, Mount Lebanon, Ottoman Empire |
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 |
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. 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.