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Annaya and the hermitage
Walk through the holy places of St. Charbel in Lebanon — the monastery, his tomb and the mountain where he prayed. Tap a photo to enlarge it.
A rare photograph
Carrying firewood to his hermitage
A rare photograph of Saint Charbel carrying a bundle of firewood on his back. In his last twenty-three years he lived almost alone at Annaya: he cut and carried his own wood, ground his own wheat, baked his own bread, and spent his nights on a straw mat in prayer.
Photograph shared by devotees · the photographer is unknown
The monastery of Saint Maron at Annaya among the terraced hills of Mount Lebanon.
Photo: Paul Saad, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The tomb of St. Charbel, where pilgrims come to pray.
Photo: LLEW, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The bronze statue of St. Charbel in the monastery courtyard at dusk.
Photo: Fayadjimmy, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The church entrance with his statue and a great icon on the wall.
Photo: LLEW, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Annaya under a winter sky, the monastery crowning the hill.
Photo: Paul Saad, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The hilltop above Annaya, near the hermitage where he lived his last 23 years.
Photo: Paul Saad, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Photographs from a place of prayer
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Pilgrim photos
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