Pierre Amine Gemayel, also spelled Jmayyel, Jemayyel or al-Jumayyil, was a Lebanese political leader. A Maronite Catholic, he is remembered as the founder of the Kataeb Party, as a parliamentary powerbroker, and as the father of Bachir Gemayel and Amine Gemayel, both of whom were elected to the presidency of the republic in his lifetime.
Pierre Gemayel
Pierre Gemayel (far right) prior to the friendly game in Beirut against Austrian club Admira Vienna in 1937
Pierre Gemayel (right) with William Hawi (left), Chief of the Kataeb Security Council
The Sheikh Pierre Gemayel Memorial, in Gemayel's hometown Bikfaya, Lebanon
Lebanese Maronite Christians
Lebanese Maronite Christians refers to Lebanese people who are members of the Maronite Church in Lebanon, the largest Christian denomination in the country. The Lebanese Maronite population is concentrated mainly in Mount Lebanon and East Beirut. They are believed to constitute about 30% of the total population of Lebanon.
Two important Maronite Christian symbols on Sassine Square, Achrafieh: A statue of Saint Charbel, the most important Maronite saint; and a billboard on a side of a building showing Bachir Gemayel, the Maronite militia leader during the Civil War.
Christian Church and Druze Khalwa in Shuf Mountains: In the early 18th century the Maronites and the Druze set the foundation for what is now Lebanon.
Image: Youssef Bey Karam
Image: Bachir While Giving A Speech
