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title: "St. Sharbel Makhlouf: Feast Day July 24 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-sharbel-makhlouf/
description: "St. Sharbel Makhlouf, Priest and Hermit, patron of Lebanon. Remembered on July 24, died 1898. Read their life in Bless."
---

Priest and Hermit · Remembered on July 24

# St. Sharbel Makhlouf

St. Sharbel Makhlouf is remembered on July 24 in Bless’s calendar of saints. Traditionally invoked as patron of Lebanon.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [July 24](https://blessbible.app/saints/july/#24) |
| Title | Priest and Hermit |
| Died | 1898 |
| Patron of | [Lebanon](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#lebanon) |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Saturday, July 24, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-sharbel-makhlouf/#calendar) |

## Life

A Lebanese mountain boy who became a Maronite monk at Annaya, then for twenty-three years a hermit, dividing his days between the altar and the field, speaking little, possessing nothing. He suffered a stroke while raising the host at Mass and died on Christmas Eve, 1898.

Lights were seen at his grave; his body remained incorrupt for decades, exuding a fluid credited with thousands of cures. Christians and Muslims alike make pilgrimage to Annaya, where the silent monk keeps drawing crowds.

## Patron of

Tradition invokes St. Sharbel Makhlouf as patron of Lebanon.

[Lebanon](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#lebanon)

Patronages are traditional, not an official list. [All patron saints in Bless, A to Z](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/).

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Sharbel Makhlouf. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Saturday, July 24, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/07/24/) | Saturday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Exodus 24:3-8 · Psalm 50:1b-2, 5-6, 14-15 · James 1:21bc · Matthew 13:24-30 |
| [Monday, July 24, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/07/24/) | Monday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Micah 6:1-4, 6-8 · Psalm 50:5-6, 8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23 · Psalm 95:8 · Matthew 12:38-42 |

Readings

Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[July 23 St. Bridget of Sweden](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-bridget-of-sweden/) [July 25 St. James](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-james/)

[All the saints of July](https://blessbible.app/saints/july/) [Born on July 24?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#07-24) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Sharbel Makhlouf

Remembered on July 24

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-sharbel-makhlouf/#life)
2. [Patron of](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-sharbel-makhlouf/#patron)
3. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-sharbel-makhlouf/#calendar)

In the app

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