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    moved to Dimane and lastly, in 1830, to Bkerké. Today, Maronite Patriarchs use Dimane as a summer residence and Bkerké as a winter one. The monastery was renovated...
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    he was appointed the secretary of the Maronite Patriarchate, based in Bkerké. In the same year, he became professor of translation in literature and...
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    in Harissa. Above Jounieh, and on the way to Harissa, a small hill named Bkerké (Arabic: بكركي, or Bkerki), overlooking the Jounieh bay, is the seat of...
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    ecumenical council). The Maronite Patriarch is traditionally seated in Bkerke north of Beirut. Modern Maronites often adopt French or other Western European...
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    who is elected by the bishops of the Maronite church and now resides in Bkerké, north of Beirut (but in the northern town of Dimane during the summer months)...
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    Meouchi (born April 1, 1894, Jezzine, Lebanon – died on January 11, 1975, Bkerké, Lebanon), (or Boulos Boutros el-Meouchi, Meoushi, Arabic: بولس الثاني بطرس...
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    and Miss USA 2010 Rima Fakih in a ceremony at The Patriarchal Edifice in Bkerké, Lebanon. The wedding was attended by numerous celebrities, including The...
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    him Venerable. On August 2, 2024, he was beatified at a ceremony held in Bkerké, Lebanon. El Douaihy was born to a noble family (El Douaihy). At the age...
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  • Gemayel (born in 1740 in Bikfaya, Lebanon – died on April 12, 1796, in Bkerké, Lebanon) (or Filibus Al-Jumayyil, Philibos Gemaiel, Arabic: فيليبس الجميّل)...
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    Language". forward.com. The Forward. "البطريركية المارونية – بكركي". www.bkerke.org.lb. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 28 March...
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    Church est. Seventh C. reentered communion 1154 West Syriac Church of Bkerké, Bkerké, Lebanon Patriarchate 29 50 3,543,796 Syriac Catholic Church 1781 Syriac...
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    Hajj (1 November 1817 in Dlebta, Keserwan District – 24 December 1898 in Bkerké), (or Youhanna Boutros El Hajj, El-Hage, El-Haj, El-Hadj, Arabic: يوحنا...
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    the Whole Levant, who is elected by the Maronite bishops and resides in Bkerké, close to Jounieh, north of Beirut. He resides in the northern town of Dimane...
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    fourteenth century. The Maronite Church, which has also moved the seat away to Bkerké, Lebanon, continues the Antiochene liturgical tradition and the use of the...
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    Mutasarrifate Our Lady of Lebanon 1958 Lebanon crisis Greater Lebanon Lebanon Bkerké Lebanese Civil War South Lebanon conflict Taif Agreement Related politics...
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    Antioch, while the Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch has its see in Bkerké, Lebanon. Nine of the current autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Churches, including...
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    for the inauguration of his Patriarchate took place on 25 March 2011, in Bkerké, the see of the Maronite Catholic Patriarchate. As is customary for all...
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    Maronite faithful wherever they dwell. The seat of the patriarchate is Bkerké in Keserwan District in Lebanon. Dimane (in Bsharri District) is the summer...
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    declared a saint. He was ordained six years later, on July 23, 1859, in Bkerke. Charbel was then sent back to the Monastery of Saint Maron, where he lived...
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    Church (Syriac Maronite Patriarchate of Antioch and all the East, based in Bkerké, Lebanon) Syriac Catholic Church (Syriac Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch...
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    contemporary sources). The Maronite Patriarch is traditionally seated in Bkerke, north of Beirut. Lebanese Maronite Christians are concentrated in the north...
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  • Roman Catholic Church and uses the Maronite liturgy. His see is based in Bkerké, Lebanon. John X of Antioch was elected Greek Orthodox patriarch of Antioch...
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    on February 14, 1989. These clashes were stopped, and after a meeting in Bkerké, the Lebanese Forces handed the national ports which it controlled to Aoun's...
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    talent manager Wassim Slaiby in a ceremony at The Patriarchal Edifice in Bkerké, Lebanon. Prior to their wedding, Fakih converted from Shia Islam to the...
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  • on 14 February 1989. These clashes were stopped, and after a meeting in Bkerké, the Lebanese Forces handed the national ports which it controlled to Aoun's...
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  • Catholic Church (1741): Cairo, Egypt Maronite Church (union re-affirmed 1182): Bkerke, Lebanon, Cyprus, Jordan, Israel, Palestine, Egypt, Syria, Argentina, Brazil...
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    his first acts as patriarch was the construction of a new residence in Bkerké, replacing the former one: the foundation stone was laid on September 29...
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  • Rapacz 15 June 2024 Kraków, Poland May 12 4. Esţfān al-Dwayhī 2 August 2024 Bkerké, Lebanon May 3 5. Luigi Carrara & 3 Companions 18 August 2024 Uvira, Democratic...
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    Mutasarrifate Our Lady of Lebanon 1958 Lebanon crisis Greater Lebanon Lebanon Bkerké Lebanese Civil War South Lebanon conflict Taif Agreement Related politics...
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    Mutasarrifate Our Lady of Lebanon 1958 Lebanon crisis Greater Lebanon Lebanon Bkerké Lebanese Civil War South Lebanon conflict Taif Agreement Related politics...
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