A Brief about St. Sharbel' Life

Saint Sharbel was born on May 8, 1828 in Lebanon. At age 23 he joined the monastery where he became a novice. In 1853 He was sent to Saint Maron monastery and took the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. After spending 16 Years in the St Maron Monastery, in 1875 Sharbel was granted permission to live as a Hermit in the St Peter and Paul hermitage. Father Sharbel died the night before Christmas in 1898. After the confirmation of the miracles he had done Saint Sharbel was canonized in 1976.