deaths
December 24, 1898
Charbel Makhluf, Lebanese priest and saint (born 1828)
Charbel Makhlouf
Charbel Makhlouf, O.L.M., born Youssef Antoun Makhlouf and venerated as Saint Charbel, was a Maronite monk and priest from modern-day Lebanon. During his life, he obtained a wide reputation for holiness, and for his ability to unite Christians, Muslims and Druze.