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    Bkerké (Arabic: بْكِرْكِي) is the episcopal see of the Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch of the Maronite Church in Lebanon, located 650 m above...
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    he was appointed the secretary of the Maronite Patriarchate, based in Bkerké. In the same year, he became professor of translation in literature and...
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    Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir. The seat of the Maronite Patriarchate is in Bkerke, northeast of Beirut, Lebanon. Officially known as the Antiochene Syriac...
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    in Harissa. Above Jounieh, and on the way to Harissa, a small hill named Bkerké (Arabic: بكركي, or Bkerki), overlooking the Jounieh bay, is the seat of...
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    for the inauguration of his Patriarchate took place on 25 March 2011, in Bkerké, the see of the Maronite Catholic Patriarchate. As is customary for all...
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  • before migrating to the Kisrawan region in the 15th century. They settled in Bkerke or Ghosta before moving to Kfertay, from there they expanded to Sahel Alma...
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  • Catholic Church (1741): Cairo, Egypt Maronite Church (union re-affirmed 1182): Bkerke, Lebanon, Cyprus, Jordan, Israel, Palestine, Egypt, Syria, Argentina, Brazil...
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    contemporary sources). The Maronite Patriarch is traditionally seated in Bkerke, north of Beirut. Lebanese Maronite Christians are concentrated in the north...
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    him Venerable. On August 2, 2024, he was beatified at a ceremony held in Bkerké, Lebanon. El Douaihy was born to a noble family (El Douaihy). At the age...
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    ecumenical council). The Maronite Patriarch is traditionally seated in Bkerke north of Beirut. Modern Maronites often adopt French or other Western European...
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