Canonization of the Massabki Brothers: A Triumph of Blood Ecumenism

par Fady Noun, 20/10 19:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

Bechara Rai Damascus Pope Francis Church canonization Maronite

Today, October 20, the universal Church has been graced with the addition of 14 new figures of holiness, including eleven martyrs: eight Franciscan religious and three Maronite laymen, the brothers Francis, Abdel Mohti, and Raphael Massabki.  All were brutally killed in Damascus during the night of July 9 to 10, 1860, for their refusal to ...