Mar 4 - “St. Charbel Makhluf” © icon by Br. Robert Lentz, OFM.
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Saint Charbel was born in a small village high in the mountains of Lebanon. As a child he herded his family's sheep. In 1851, he left his village and became a Maronite monk.
After ordination, he led an ascetical life for a number of years at St. Maron Monastery in Annaya, near Beirut. In 1875, he was allowed to leave the monastery, to live as a hermit. After 23 years in solitude, he died of a stroke on Christmas Eve in 1898.
While his earthly life was shrouded in silence, since his death he has become known as a great healer, and his fame reaches far beyond Lebanon and the Maronite Rite. He has a feast day in the universal calendar of the Roman Church, and his icons and statues are in churches and private homes all over the world.
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