holidays

Christian feast day: Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès (Maronite Church)

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Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès (Maronite Church) from March 23, null

Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès

19th-century Lebanese Maronite nun and saint (1832–1914)

Rafqa Pietra Chobok, also known as Saint Rafka and Saint Rebecca, was a Lebanese Maronite nun who was canonized by Pope John Paul II on June 10, 2001.
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Maronite Church

Eastern Catholic church

The Maronite Church is an Eastern Catholic sui iuris particular church in full communion with the pope and the worldwide Catholic Church, with self-governance under the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches. The head of the Maronite Church is Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi,…
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