Mariam Baouardy
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Mariam Baouardy, OCD was a Palestinian Discalced Carmelite nun of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church. Born to parents from the town of Hurfiesh in the upper Galilee, she later moved to I’billin and was
Photo c. August 1875.
Mariam of Bethlehem
I'billin
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I'billin is a local council in the Northern District of Israel, near Shefa-'Amr. I'billin was granted municipal status in 1960. The municipality's area is 18,000 dunams. In 2024 its population was 13,
Mariam Baouardy
…Discalced Carmelite nun of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church. Born to parents from the town of Hurfiesh in the upper Galilee, she later moved to I’billin and was known for her service to the poor. In addition, she was a Christian mystic who suffered the stigmata. She was beatified by Pope John Paul II…
Drawing of Aqil Agha, from William Francis Lynch's book The Narrative of the United States Expedition of the River Jordan and the Dead Sea, published in 1849
Discussions on the size of the Iblin village between the Israel Land Administration and distinguished citizens of the Arab village, 1969
Melkite Church of the Sermon on the Mount, completed in 2006
Mar Elias educational campus