(Hermitage
of
St.
Charbel
54
km)
The
main
attraction
in
Annaya
is
the
St.
Maroun
Monastery
and
the
hermitage
of
Lebanon's
Saint
Charbel,
beatified
in
1965
and
canonized
in
1989.
Many
miraculous
cures
are
attributed
to
St.
Charbel,
whose
body
is
said
to
have
remained
intact
after
his
death
in
1898.
In
the
monastery
you
can
see
the
tomb
of
Charbel
along
with
relics
of
his
miracles.
A
small,
vaulted-ceiling
stone
church
is
open
to
visitors
and
a
souvenir
shop
sells
religious
objects,
books
and
pictures.
Leaving
the
monastery,
a
road
to
the
left
leads
up
to
the
Hermitage
where
Charbel
lived.
Approached
by
a
long
set
of
wide
stone
stairs,
this
mountain
top
location
affords
a
magnificent
view.
Inside
the
old
building
are
various
hermit's
cells,
including
the
room
where
Charbel
died.
A
small
square
church
is
part
of
the
hermitage.
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