Sharbel's superiors that his request was truly of Divine origin. The 'Miracle of the Lamp', which gave light despite it being filled iwth water, convinced St. He spent 16 years as a monk in Annaya, Lebanon and formally requested to become a Hermit. Sharbel was ordained a priest on July 23, 1859. Having completed theological studies under many teachers including St. After two years of academic and spiritual formation, Sharbel took his religious vows of Poverty, Chastity and Obedience on Novemat St. In 1851, Yousef joined the Lebanese Maronite Order, choosing the name Charbel. People from his village called him 'the saint' for his piety and unwavering faith in Jesus Christ and his love and devition to the Blessed Mother. He frequently withdrew to a grotto dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary to pray and meditate as a young boy. Anthony-Kozhaya of the Lebanese Maronite Order, and early in his life, he desired to become a monk. He as inspired by the monastic form of life practiced by the solitary hermits of the monastery of St. He grew up in a religious family ans was raised in the Maronite Catholic Faith. Yousef Antoun Maklouf was born on may 8, 1828, in the village of Bkaakafra (North Lebanon).
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