Charbel
Christian martyr
Feast: 5 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Charbel of Edessa (Arabic: مار شربل الرهاوي, Syriac: ܩܲܕܝܼܫܵܐ ܡܵܪܝ ܫܲܪܒܹܝܠ, romanized: qaddīšā mār šarbēl; died 107 AD) 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 (AD 53-117). His sister, Bebaia of Edessa (also Barbe, Thivea), was murdered soon afterwards. The two martyrs are venerated on January 29.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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- Martirologio Romano — 29 gennaio — 'A Edessa nell'Osroene, oggi in Turchia, santi martiri Charbel, sacerdote, e Bebáia, sua sorella, che si tramanda siano stati condotti al battesimo dal vescovo san Barsimeo e abbiano subito il martirio per Cristo.' Nomin
- Wikidata Q5074145 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Charbel (martyr) (CC BY-SA)
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