CHURCH BUILDING
Saint Charbel Church
Annaya · Maronite Catholic
- Locality
- Annaya
- Tradition
- Maronite Catholic
- Type of place
- CHURCH BUILDING
- Coordinates
- 34.12112° N, 35.75306° E
- Identity
- Matched to a public listing
A brief history
This Maronite church stands at Annaya in the Byblos district, beside the Monastery of Saint Maron where Charbel Makhlouf is buried. It serves the crowds the shrine draws, which the monastery church cannot hold. The listing records its dedication and location but no date of construction, so the age of the present building is not stated here.
An interesting detail
Charbel Makhlouf was born Youssef Antoun Makhlouf in 1828 and took the name Charbel on entering the monastery here, after a second-century martyr of Antioch.