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Maronite Church - Jordan - Lebanese community in Jordan - Al-Maghtas - Baptism Site - Saint Rafqa Church Jordan - Saint Charbel Church Jordan

Exclusive to The Beiruter: A growing Maronite presence in Jordan

After 17 years of waiting, the Maronite Church of the Baptism of Jesus Christ at Al-Maghtas in Jordan is finally moving from plans to construction. This exclusive report reveals new details about the project and plans to expand the Maronite presence across Jordan.

By Michella Rizk
Maronite Church - François de Galaup de Chasteuil - El Habis - Qadisha Valley - Mount Lebanon - Maronite hermits

The French hermit who chose Mount Lebanon

The extraordinary journey of François de Galaup de Chasteuil, a seventeenth-century French scholar who abandoned European life to become a Maronite hermit in Mount Lebanon, where he was transformed from a foreign visitor into a revered spiritual figure of the Qadisha Valley.

By Nami El Khazen