Blessed Jakob von Ghazir
Patron of Franciscan Sisters of the Cross
Feast day: June 26
1875 – 1954
Jacques Ghazir Haddad, OFM Cap., born Khalil al-Haddad, was a Lebanese Catholic priest and Capuchin friar. He was the founder of the Franciscan Sisters of the Cross, and a noted preacher and founder of various orphanages and schools across Lebanon. Presidents of the state honored him with various awards, while the populace compared him to the likes of Vincent de Paul and John Bosco.
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