A trip to Saint Charbel - Annaya, Lebanon | travel guide.
Mar Charbel Makhlouf, O.L.M., was a Maronite monk and priest from Lebanon.
During his life he obtained a wide reputation for holiness and he has been canonized by the Catholic Church.
It's a must visit place in Lebanon if you're into Christian sights. It's a magical place that will take your breath away by its holiness and calmness.
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Saint Charbel Annaya aerial video footage [4K] | مار شربل عنَايا
Monastery of Saint Maron, sanctuary of Saint Charbel, Annaya.
A short quadcopter aerial video footage showing the sanctified hermitage and monastery.
St Charbel Makhlouf (08/05/1828 – 24/12/1898):
St Charbel entered the hermitage on February 15th, 1875, which was after Father Elisha's death, and he died there, when Father Antonious El Mishmishani was in office.
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Lebanon villages.easter at Annaya village
Lebanon villages.easter at Annaya village
St Charbel's Church bells in Annaya, Mount Lebanon
St Charbel's Church bells in Annaya, Mount Lebanon
Flyjackam - Aerial Footage At Annaya Saint Charbel 22/2/2015
This video was taken on the 22nd of February 2015 at Saint Charbel - Lebanon. It lies seventeen kilometers from Jbeil, and is 1200 meters of altitude.
Enjoy the snowy view from 300 meters up taken by a customized phantom2 with a Zenmuse H3-3D 3-Axis Gimbal and GoPro Hero4 black edition - 1080 25fps.
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-Shooted: Jack Ziadeh
-Edited: Roger Ziadeh
-Song: Charbel Habib El Kel - Carlos Azar
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شربل حكيم السما - Charbel 7akim el Sama Saint Charbel مار شربل
شربل حكيم السما
كلمات الأب روي عبدالله ر.م.م
ألحان و توزيع رودي عبدالله
أداء إلسي عبود
Saint Charbel
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)
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Prière du matin avec l'évêque de Diocèse Maronite de Jbeil Mgr Aoun et le corps sacerdotal
Top 10 Attractions in Lebanon
Top 10 Attractions in Lebanon
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Who’s ready for a historically rich adventure? Welcome to MojoTravels, and today we’ll be counting down our picks for the Top 10 Attractions in Lebanon. For this list, we’re looking at popular must-see attractions and destinations found within this tiny but fascinating nation.
#10: Baalbek
Beqaa Valley
#9: Monastery of St. Maron & Tomb of Saint Charbel
Annaya
#8: Faraya
Keserwan District
#7: Zaitunay Bay
Beirut
#6: Byblos
Jbeil District
#5: Cedars
Bcharre
#4: Sidon (or, Saida)
South Governorate
#3, #2, #1 . . . ??
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Saint Charbel Makhlouf Saint of the Day December 24 (365 Days of Saints)
Youssef Antoun Makhlouf was born on May 8, 1828, one of five children born to Antoun Zaarour Makhlouf and Brigitta Chidiac.
They lived in the village of Bekaa Kafra, possibly the highest in the Lebanese mountains.
His father, a mule driver, died in August 1831, returning from corvée for the Turkish army, leaving his wife a widow to care for their children. Later she remarried a man who went on to seek Holy Orders and became the parish priest of the village.
Youssef was raised in a pious home and became drawn to the lives of the saints and to the hermit life, as was practiced by two of his uncles. As a young boy, he was responsible for caring for the family's small flock. He would take the flock to a grotto nearby, where he had installed an icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary. He would spend the day in prayer.
In 1851, Youssef left his family and entered the Lebanese Maronite Order at the Monastery of Our Lady in Mayfouq to begin his training as a monk, later transferring to the Monastery of St. Maron in Annaya, located in the Jbeil District near Beirut.
Here he received the religious habit of a monk and took the name Charbel, after a Christian martyr in Antioch from the 2nd century. He made his final religious profession in the Order on November 1, 1853.
As a young monk Charbel began his study of philosophy and theology at the Monastery of Saints Cyprian & Justina in Kfifan, in the Batroun District of Lebanon, to prepare himself for receiving Holy Orders. Among his professors at the seminary was Father Nimatullah Kassab, who was himself later also declared a saint.
My visit to Saint Charbel Annaya - زيارتي إلى القديس شربل في عنايا
زيارتي إلى القديس شربل في عنايا
My visit to Saint Charbel Annaya
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SAINT CHARBEL The Movie , High Definition HD , CATHOLIC
Engaging with an international audience,
celebrating the legacy of Saint Charbel.
“…a hermit of the Lebanese mountain is inscribed in the number of the blessed, a new eminent member of monastic sanctity is enriching, by his example and his intercession, the entire Christian people.
May he make us understand, in a world largely fascinated by wealth and comfort, the paramount value of poverty, penance and asceticism, to liberate the soul in its ascent to God…”
Pope Paul VI, October 9, 1977
Lebanon – December 16, 1898 – An elderly priest heaves his way to the altar of a small secluded monastery on the majestic hills of Annaya to pray his last sermon before forever dedicating his soul to the miraculous healing of mankind.
As he prepares to meet the Lord, Charbel’s entire life parades in his mind’s eye, flashes of memory that tell tales of dedication to Christ, devout inspiration, clairvoyance and wisdom, within a Lebanon torn by Turkish occupation and human suffering.
May 8, 1828: In a small hut perched amidst the hills and meadows of North Lebanon’s serene village of Biqa-Kafra, baby Joseph is born to a family of 5 brothers and sisters.
His father, enslaved like many others by the onerous Turkish regime, soon finds his death on the fields of slavery while Joseph was still an infant.
His mother soon re-married, Joseph lived with his brothers at their paternal uncle’s home for much of their childhood years.
He was to be re-united for a brief moment with his mother at the age of 6.
Joseph grew up an independent child, shepherding, assisting the family, and devoting much of his days to prayer.
At 12 years of age, he discovered his recluse at the now sacred cave of Biqa–Kafra, a venue where he sought serenity, a prayer refuge where symbolism has now become a relic of sainthood frequented by hundreds of thousands of believers every year.
As a young man, Joseph was challenged by many a worldly influence, including the powers of evil.
His solitary passion for religious wisdom only seemed to grow by the day, until he let down the curtain on a whole episode of his life once he visited Our Lady of Lebanon Monastery (north of Byblos) at the age of 23.
All feelings and senses were now turned to the source of life, and there emerged a new direction that was marked throughout by sacrifice.
Renouncing life with the family he sincerely loved was the cornerstone of all sacrifices as Joseph took the critical decision to become a novice at the Monastery, seeking that most precious love of all, the Altar.
At 25, Joseph pronounced the monastic vows of poverty, chastity and obedience at St. Maron Monastery, studied philosophy and theology at the Monastery of Kiffan, finally receiving his ordination to priesthood in 1853.
Joseph was now Charbel, a name that is to be later cherished by millions across the globe.
Modesty, wisdom and obedience shaped his character as Charbel vowed for a life of scarcity dedicated to prayer.
Many a historical event and many a human life were touched by his presence throughout almost two decades of living at the Monastery. Earning the privilege to finally experience a life of solitude, Father Charbel, now a middle-aged priest, vowed to continue a life of seclusion as a hermit of St. Peter and Paul hermitage on Mount Annaya, dedicating an undivided heart to Christ.
Prayer and contemplation, frequent fasting and manual labor shaped the rest of his days.
The life and times of 19th century Lebanon parade through as Charbel begins to manifest extraordinary gifts of healing and clairvoyance. From the lantern miracle to healing through prayer, his active spirit embarked on healing pains and reaching souls long before his death.
As with every night throughout his 23 years of hermitage, Father Charbel unwaveringly spent his last night before Christmas 1898 in church, lying down, this time neither awake nor asleep, but releasing his soul to God for an eternal awakening.
His death was only the beginning of life-long dedication to Christ.
His mission on earth had only started.
The extraordinary brightness surrounding Charbel’s grave was only the beginning of a series of miracles that manifested through time.
His body was observed to be continuously secreting blood-like liquid on each of the four occasions when his grave was opened, while showing no signs of deterioration.
To date, St. Charbel continues to touch the lives of many, as if watching over humanity, by the power of God healing and guiding both body and soul.