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Saint Sharbel - From his Contemporaries To our Era

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Saint Sharbel Maklouf,
    
Father of Lebanese order Maronite

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Holy monastery Maron-Annaya - Tomb of San Chárbel

 
 
 Lebanese order Maronite
 

Constitutions of Ordre Libanais Maronite stipulate: “- Ordre Libanais Maronite is one of the ways of the authentic monastic life. Guided by the monastic tradition, it s' inspire by the spirit of Church Maronite Syriaque d' Antioche… Our Order is based on the Community life, the life of prayer, silence, quietude and ascetic practices. It also engages in apostolic activities, by taking the convent like point of reference, in accordance with its history and with the needs for Church” (Art. 1.3).

Ordre Libanais Maronite was rested by young Maronites d' Alep. They carried monastic dress by the blessing of the Patriarch Stephan Al Douwayhi with the monastery of Notre Dame Kannoubine, on November 10, 1695. Since, one commemorates in this day the foundation of Lebanese order Maronite.

The founders lived initially the monastery “Mart Moura” close to Ehden after having restored it. But they were not long in beginning work of widening and accepted the convent of Elisee Saint in Becharre in 1696. From the XVIIIème century, Order extended everywhere in Lebanon; the following monasteries were then founded: Saint Jean Rechmaya in Chouf in 1706, Notre Dame de Louaizé in Keserouan in 1706, Holy Antoine Sir close to Rechmaya in the 1707 then Holy convent Antoine Kozhaya close to Ehden in 1708 and others.

In 1732, the Holy See ratified the Constitutions of Order which became at the origin of the Constitutions of several Kinds.
In 1770, Ordre Libanais Maronite was divided into two branches: Order Maronite of Alep (Marist) and Lebanese order Maronite.
From 1737, Order started to widen beyond the borders of the Lebanese mountain; one then founded missions in Cyprus, Akka, in Rome, in Sidon and Tripoli.

With the XIXème century, Order s' occupied in particular of the formation of its members, education and of progress. But this n' its spiritual and ascetic role did not cancel. In fact, several of its members were d' eminent figures of holiness, like Saint Charbel, Holy Rafqa and Happy Neemtallah. With the increase in the emigration in Lebanese to the XXème century, Order founded several missions: in Senegal, in Argentina, in Brazil, in Ivory Coast, in Mali, in Mexico, in Australia, in Canada, in England, in France and in Venezuela. Moreover, Order reinforced the missions in Cyprus, Jaffa, Bethlehem and Jerusalem.

Order contributed to the development of the cultural and university sector especially through the University Saint Spirit of Kaslik. In addition, it endeavoured to return to its human vocation pionnière; it founded then the Hospital Notre Dame de Secours and the establishment of Beit Chabab for handicap.

Order, while accompanying emigrate them, deep-rooted the people in his ground; he was at his sides during the world wars, regional and local. He endured what the people endured; he was expatriate, persecuted, its institutions were destroyed and certain its monks were martyred...
When the hour of the return sounded, Order was among the first to return and build what was demolished, as it believed that the ground symbolizes the gift and the mission and that which gives up it its personality will lose and will give up its history.
Ordre Libanais Maronite works today through the heat of its 450 members in its two branches male and female and that in 80 convents and institutions in Lebanon and outside.

 
 
 

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