July 24, 2025 | Aleteia
July 24, 2025 | Aleteia
By Philip Kosloski | Aleteia
According to local monks, St. Charbel was never photographed during his life, but miraculously appeared in a photo taken at his tomb.
St. Charbel lived in the 19th century in Lebanon. He was attracted to the hermit’s life of the desert and eventually entered the Monastery of St. Maron in Annaya.