Find A Grave - Lebanon

Daoud, Ignace Cardinal b. September 18, 1930 d. April 7, 2012
Eastern Rite Roman Catholic Cardinal. He shall be remembered for his leadership positions in the Oriental Rite Catholic Church, a group that while similar to the Eastern Orthodox Church remains subject to the Pope. Born Basile Moussa Daoud in the small village of Meskaneh, he was educated in local schools and later in Jerusalem and at Beirut's Charfeh Monestary. Ordained a Priest in 1954 Daoud earned a doctorate in canon law from Rome's Pontifical Gregorian University and from 1965 until 1970...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Charfeh Monastery, Achrafieh, Bayrut, Lebanon
Plot: Crypt of the Patriarchs
Gemayel, Bashir b. November 10, 1947 d. September 14, 1982
Lebanese Leader. A native of Beirut, Lebanon, he was a member of the prominent Gemayel family of politicians, that included his father Pierre Gemayel (he helped found the Lebanese Kataeb Party or Phalangist Party, his nephew (also named Pierre Gemayel), who was a popular Christian leader, his brother Amine Gemayel (a former Lebanese president), and his widow Solange Gemayel, who is an activist. Known also as Sheik Bachir Gemayel or Bachir Gemayel, he was educated at the St. Joseph University in...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Bifkaya Cemetery, Bikfaya, Jabal Lubnan, Lebanon
Gemayel, Pierre d. November 21, 2006
Lebanese Leader. A member of the prominent Gemayel family of politicians, he was one of Lebanon's most respected and beloved Cabinet Ministers. He was also a well-known Christian leader. He was shot and killed in a Beirut, Lebanon, suburb. (Bio by: K)
Bifkaya Cemetery, Bikfaya, Jabal Lubnan, Lebanon
Gibran, Kahlil b. 1883 d. April 10, 1931
Author. He wrote "The Prophet". On April 10th 1931, Kahlil Gibran died at the age of forty-eight in a New York hospital, as the spreading cancer in his liver left him unconscious. In fulfillment of his dream, Gibran was buried in his hometown of Bsharri, Lebanon. The Lebanese Minister of Arts opened the coffins and honored his body with a decoration of Fine Arts. Meanwhile, Marianna and Mary started negotiating the purchase of the Carmelite monastery Gibran wished to obtain. By January of 1932...[Read More]
Cause of death: Liver cancer
Mar Sarkis Monastery, Bsharri, Ash Shamal, Lebanon
Hariri, Rafik Bahaa Edin b. November 1, 1944 d. February 14, 2005
Prime Minister of Lebanon. Lebanese self-made billionaire and business tycoon who was twice Prime Minister of Lebanon starting 1992-1998 and the second term from 2000 to 2004. Mr. Hariri resigned from office on Oct 2004. Hariri was assassinated on Feb 14, 2005, when explosives were detonated as his motorcade drove past the Saint George Hotel in the Lebanese capital of Beirut. (Bio by: Sean Tash)
Martyr's Square, Beirut, Bayrut, Lebanon
Hawi, George b. 1940 d. June 21, 2005
Lebanese politcal leader. Born in the village of Bteghrine Lebanon, Hawi spent his early years engaged in student politics and in 1955 became a member of the Lebanese Communist Party. He was imprisoned several times for supporting strikes against the Lebanese Government. In 1979 he was elected General Secretary of the Lebanese Communist Pary and held that position until 1993. Hawi became a critic of the Syrian occupation of Lebanon late in his life, after having left the LCP in 2000. In 2004...[Read More] (Bio by: Erik Lander)
Bteghrine Cemetery, Bteghrine, Jabal Lubnan, Lebanon
Kassir, Samir b. May 5, 1960 d. June 1, 2005
Journalist. Born in Lebanon, Samir Kassir began his journalistic career at the age of 17, and from 1981 to 2000 he was a regular contributor to the French international political review Le Monde Diplomatique. After he earned his PhD in 1990, he became a professor at the Institut des sciences politiques de l'Université Saint-Joseph in Beirut. He was also the editor of Lebanese newspaper Al-Nahr, where he wrote a regular column in which he vigorously opposed the Syrian occupation of Lebanon...[Read More] (Bio by: Erik Lander)
Mar Mitr Cemetery, Achrafieh, Bayrut, Lebanon
Said, Edward b. November 1, 1935 d. September 25, 2003
Cultural Theorist. Widely considered one of the most seminal and provocative thinkers of his generation, Edward Said is best known in academic circles as the author of "Orientalism", a scathing, post-modern critique claiming that colonial-era research into Middle Eastern culture functioned as an instrument of power and legitimacy in colonial oppression. To the general public, however, Said was best known as an advocate for the Palestinian cause, drawing controversy in 1993 by denouncing the...[Read More] (Bio by: Stuthehistoryguy)
Protestant Cemetery, Broummana, Jabal Lubnan, Lebanon
Stanhope, Lady Hester b. March 12, 1776 d. June 13, 1839
English Adventuress and traveler, in an age when women were discouraged from doing both. Born in Chevening, England, the eldest child of Charles Stanhope, the 3rd Earl of Stanhope, by his first wife, Lady Hester Pitt, she was raised by her grandmother at Burton Pynsent. In August 1803, she became the head of the household of her uncle, William Pitt, a bachelor who needed a hostess in his position as British Prime Minister. With Lady Hester at the head of his house and assisting in welcoming...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Olive Grove Above Marjayoun, Marjayoun, Nabatieh, Lebanon
Tueni, Gebran Ghassan b. September 15, 1957 d. November 12, 2005
Lebanese Politician. Journalist and member of the Lebanon parliament, he was a leading critic of the Syrian occupaion of Lebanon. Tueni was assassinated by a car bomb on December 12, 2005. Initial reports indicated that a hitherto unknown group, "Strugglers for the Unity and Freedom of al-Sham" claimed responsibility. (Bio by: Erik Lander)
Mar Mitr Cemetery, Achrafieh, Bayrut, Lebanon

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