Nohad El Shami...A Living Miracle.                  6 Miracles Attributed to Saint-Charbel            in 3 Months! A 2006 Report from Al-Massira.	Among the many miracles related to Saint Charbel the Church chose two of them to declare the beatification, and a third for his canonization. These miracles are: the healing of Sister Mary Abel Kamari of the Two Sacred Hearts the healing of Iskandar Naim Obeid from Baabdat the healing of Mariam Awad from Hammana.

Biography Of Saint-Charbel:
Saint-Charbel Was born on May 8, 1828 in Biqa-Kafra, a mountain village of Lebanon. Sharbel was born in a poor Maronite Family. At age 23 he joined the monastery Our Lady of Lebanon where he became a novice. In 1853 He was sent to Saint Maron monastery and he took the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience.

His teacher (Father Nimatullah Al-Hardini) provided him a good education and nurtured within him a deep love for monastic life. After spending 16 Years in the St Maron Monastery, Charbel was granted permission to live as a Hermit (in 1875) near St Peter and Paul hermitage. Father Charbel died the night before Christmas in 1898. After the confirmation of the miracles he had done Saint-Charbel was canonized in 1975 .

  






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