Christian feast day: Charbel (martyr)

Charbel (martyr)

Christian saint (d. 107 AD)

Charbel of Edessa also known as Tiphael, is an early 2nd-century Syriac saint and Christian martyr venerated by the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. He was murdered during the Persecution of Christians under the Roman Emperor Trajan. His sister, Bebaia of Edessa,…