CHRONOLOGY
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1283 |
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Ibn Al Sabha from Kfarsghab helps the
Mamelouk Army to take the fort of Hawqa, then repents and
builds the Hawqa Monastery
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1391
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Farah, the priest of Qaryat Moussa
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The hermit Elisée of Hadath accused by
Gibrail Ibn Al Qalaii of being Jacobite lived in 1391 and
was taught by Farah, the priest of Qaryat Moussa
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1470
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According to AinTourini, the
first Mar Awtel church was built in Kfarsghab in that year,
the same year as Mar Roumanos church in Hadchit.
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1487
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In 1487, the jacobite priest
Nouh of Bqoufa (the future patriarch of Jacobites) attracted young Maronites,
notably
Moussa of Qaryat Moussa.
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1489
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In 1489, the inhabitants of Ehden and of the neighbouring villages, including Kfarsghab, pushed back an attack of the region perpetrated by the Muqaddams of Danniyeh.
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1519 |
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According to the Ottoman Census, Kfarsghab population was of 14 males,
that is to say around 92 inhabitants.
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1571
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According to the Ottoman Census, Kfarsghab population was of
12 males,
that is to say around 79 inhabitants.
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1598 |
Maronite Synod in Mart Moura Church
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A Maronite Synod took place in this church in 1598.
The priest, Ibrahim of Qaryat Moussa, at the time of that
Synod was an important aide of the Patriarch Youssef
AlRazzi from Bqoufa.
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1600 |
Bridge between Kfarsghab and
Aintourine
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Around 1600, the Maronite Patriarch Youssef
Al Rizzi from Bqoufa (1598 - 1608) built the bridge on
Ehden's river between Kfarsghab and Aintourine according to
Bishop Youssef El Debs in AlJamii AlMoufassal - Editor Dar
Lahd Khater- 4 Edition 1987 - p. 193
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1698 |
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Father Abdallah Habqouq of Kfarsghab becomes administrator (Mudabbir) of the newly founded Lebanese
Maronite Order.
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1710 |
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On the 17 February 1710, Brother Boulos
from Kfarsghab took his vows in Mar Lishaa, Bcharri, being
the first Kfarsghabi to join formally the Lebanese Maronite Order.
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1729 |
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Father Abdallah Habqouq of Kfarsghab becomes superior of the Monastery Our Lady of Tamish.
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1737
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The Sheikh of Kfarsghab, Mansour son of
Hanna, vouched for the settlement of the Kfarsghab taxes by
the Sheikh Hussein bin Moussa Hamadeh at the Court of
Tripoli.
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1742 |
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Father Abdallah is consecrated Bishop by the Bishop Tubiya Al Khazin
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future Patriarch 1756-1766) on 20 May 1742.
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1748 |
Sheikh Hanna Abou Mansour
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The Sheikh of Kfarsghab, Hanna Abou Mansour,
guaranteed the payment of taxes by the Sheikh Assaad bin
Moussa Hamadeh at the Court of Tripoli.
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1748 |
Purchase of Morh Kfarsghab
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The Sheikh Abou Youssef Elias from Kfarsghab
bought from Assaad Hamadeh the land that will become later
the village of Morh Kfarsghab..
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1752 |
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We find in the records of the Court of Tripoli that the Sheikh Hanna Son of Mansour from Kfarsghab
was the guarantor of Assaad Hamadeh.
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1754 |
Deacon Hanna son of Father Youssef
AlBahri
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Deacon Hanna helps Fr. Ibrahim Jilwan
copying the manuscript Reesh Qoryan
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1755 |
Sheikh Abou Youssef Elias
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At the Court of Tripoli, the guarantor of
Assaad Hamadeh was the Sheikh Elias Abou Youssef son of
Bahri or Al Bahri.
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1758 |
Death of Bishop Abdallah Habqouq
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Bishop Abdallah Habqouq died on 7 August 1758 in Kfarsghab and is buried in Saint
Awtel Church.
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1761 |
Oktaat (district) of Kfarsghab
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Abou Youssef Elias from Kfarsghab, along
with three other Sheikhs, took directly the collection of
the taxes of Jebbet Bcharri from the governor of Tripoli.
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1761 |
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At the Court of Tripoli, the guarantor of
Abou Youssef Elias was the Sheikh Hanna son of Rizk from
Kfarsghab.
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1763 |
Oktaat (district) of Kfarsghab
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The Emir Youssef Al Shihabi takes the
collection of Taxes in Jebbet Bcharri and confirms the
Sheikh Abou Youssef Elias from Kfarsghab in his Oktaat.
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1772 |
Final Defeat of the Hamadeh
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The Sheikh Abou
Youssef Elias, along with the others sheikhs of Jebbet
Bcharri, helps the Emir Youssef Al Shihabi to defeat the
Hamadeh for good.
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1776 |
Saint Awtel Church Restoration
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The Sheikh Abou Youssef Elias extends the
Saint Awtel Church to accommodate increasing numbers of
churchgoers.
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1785 |
Death of Abou Youssef Elias
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The Sheikh Abou
Youssef Elias passed away on 12 December 1785.
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1799 |
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Father Seraphin becomes superior of the Monastery of Mar Antonios Sir.
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1806 |
Building of a school for the children
of Bane and Kfarsghab
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A school was built in Bane for the basic
instruction of the children of Bane and Kfarsghab by the
Lebanese Maronite Order according to
Bishop Youssef El Debs in AlJamii AlMoufassal - Editor Dar
Lahd Khater- 4 Edition 1987 - p. 383
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1812 |
Death of Hanna Abou Youssef Elias
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The Sheikh Hanna Abou
Youssef Elias passed away on 22 June 1812.
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1813 |
Death of Estephane Abou Youssef Elias
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The Sheikh Estephane Abou Youssef Elias (Estephane
family) passed away on 11 July 1813.
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1819 |
Elias Costantine (Istantheen)
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Elias Istantheen from Kfarsghab finishes
copying the book of Sheikh Antonios Abi Khattar (Aintourini)
- A Concise History of Mount Lebanon.
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1826 |
Father Ephrem of Kfarsghab
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Father Ephrem becomes administrator (Mudabbir) of the Lebanese Maronite Order.
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1834 |
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Father Maroun From Kfarsghab (1795 - 1850)
becomes Superior of the Monastery of Mar Aabda Maad.
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1835 |
Death of Youssef Elias Abou Youssef
Elias
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The Sheikh Youssef Elias Abou
Youssef Elias passed away on 8 June 1835.
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1843 |
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Father Maroun From Kfarsghab (1795 - 1850)
becomes Superior of the Monastery of Qozhaya where he will
stay till 1845.
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1844 |
Death of Antonios Estephane Abou
Youssef Elias
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The Sheikh Antonios Estephane Abou Youssef
Elias passed away on 9 January 1844.
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1849 |
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The census of 1849 made state of 374 males
and 80 houses, that is to say roughly a total of 1,870
people (number of males multiplied by 5).
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1862 |
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344 males lived in Kfarsghab in 1862, that
is to say 1,720 inhabitants.
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1868 |
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Father Maroun "Youssef" Sam from
Kfarsghab (1836 - 1916) becomes the Superior of Mar Girgis Echach.
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1886 |
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Father Maroun "Youssef" Sam from
Kfarsghab (1836 - 1916) was the Superior of Qozhaya from
1886 to 1890.
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1887 |
Ibrahim son of Ishaq son of Ibrahim
Moubarac
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Tafseer Bawa'ith wa sawaghit alshahim
copied by Ibrahim son of Ishaq son of Ibrahim Moubarac from
Kfrasghab
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