Monastery of St. Maroun Annaya

This is another Lebanese Maronite monastery whose claim to fame is that it is the spiritual and physical home of St. Charbel, one of the 3 native Lebanese saints. There is a 4th who is being condidered for sainthood. st Charbel is known for his miracles, especially healings. He is highly popular here, not just among Maronites Christians.
The monastery was started in 1828, the year of St Charbel's birth. He walked here from his home and never left, except to study and, ultimately, to become a hermit in the caves nearby. His tomb is in the monastery and is a place of pilgrimage.
The 1st picture is the front of the monastery. The 2nd picture is St. Charbel's tomb. It is in its own small chapel. That is his coffin on the he center, and that is his well known picture above.
The 3rd picture is in the courtyard or cloister, off which is St. Charbel's tomb.
The last picture is in the monastery church during mass being celebrated by the monks and priests of the monastery.Read more