Saint Charbel Makhlouf

St. Charbel (Sharbel) Makhloof, born in 1828, is known as "Wonder-worker of the East" due to the many cures and miracles credited to him after his death in 1898. He belonged to the Maronite Rite and is the first person from the Middle East to be formally declared a saint. A Maronite religious, priest and hermit in Lebanon, he is considered by many to be the masculine counterpart of the Little Flower of Lisieux. He led a hidden life of profound virtue, humble labour and ardent fervour for the Holy Eucharist. His body remained intact for over seventy-five years after his death and exuded a miraculous oil that healed a great number of crippled and sick people.

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