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Saint Hardini
The Monastery of Saint Cyprien and Justinian in Kfifane village near Batroun is today a pilgrimage site thanks to Saint Nematallah Kassab Al-Hardini, who is buried in the modest place. Built well before the 17th century, in 1766 the Lebanese Maronite Order transformed the monastery into a seminary for study of theology, philosophy, literature and law. Among its students was not only Saint Hardini but also Saint Charbel Makhlouf, who in 1989 was canonized as a saint.
Born in 1810, Nematallah Al- Hardini became a novice at a young age and pronounced his vows at the monastery of Saint Anthony Qozhaya when he was 20. He received the sacerdotal order on December 25, 1835 and his life became an exemple of obedience and uninterrupted prayer. An outstanding linguist, notably in the Arab and Syriac languages, Saint Al-Hardini included Saint Charbel Makhlouf among his students. Nematallah Al-Hardini died on December 14, 1858 at the age of 48.
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