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Najib
Jan 28, 2024 06:55
After completing their pilgrimage to Spain's Santiago de Compostela in 2018, a group of Lebanese decided to put in place Lebanon's first long-distance pilgrimage route, a 130km route crossing 40 villages and covering significant places and villages integral to the life of Lebanon’s patron saint, Mar Charbel. The route will be called Darb Mar Charbel and can be completed in 7 days. It will start from Qozhaya and Beqaa Kafra in the North and will…
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Najib
Jan 19, 2024 03:53
A mosaic representing Saint Charbel will be put on display in St Peter's Basilica today at 7pm. Saint Charbel is a Lebanese Maronite monk and priest who was beatified in 1965 and venerated as a saint in 1977 Pope Paul VI. His tomb at Saint Maron's Monastery in Annaya is among the most visited religious sites in Lebanon and he has long been known as the "Miracle Monk of Lebanon". Back in 2017, a shrine…
Baladi
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Information
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Information
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Baladi
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