Born Joseph Nehmé on March 8, 1889 in Lehfed, Jabeil, Lebanon, the youngest of seven children of Estephanos Bou Haykal Nehmé and Christina Badawi Hanna Khaled, he was baptized on the following March 15, at Our Lady church of Lehfed. Nehmé studied under the Maronite Order at Our Lady of Grace School in Sakii Rishmaya. A story from his childhood reports that he once observed a badger enter an underground cave; Nehmé dug at that spot and unearthed a spring, which is known today as the "Badger's Fountain".
In 1905, Nehmé entered the novitiate of the Order of Maronites at the monastery of Ss. Cyprian and Justina in Kfifan. He took his monastic vows on August 23, 1907, receiving the name Stephen. He later took his solemn vows on April 13, 1924. At various monasteries, he did manual labor in the fields and gardens, as well as in carpentry and construction. Nehmé's contemporaries made special note of his constant repetition of the mantra, "God can see me".
Nehmé died of a severe fever that eventually led to apoplexy at 7 pm., on August 30, 1938, at the Monastery of Kfifan, aged 49.
The cause of canonization began with a decree of heroic virtue by Pope Benedict XVI, given on December 17, 2007. A decree of miracle was promulgated on March 27, 2010, by Pope Benedict, as it had been determined by papal authorities that the healing of Sister Marina Nehmeh from osteosarcoma had been due to his intercession. On June 8, 2010, it was announced that the Pope had approved Nehmé's beatification. The ceremony of beatification took place on June 27, 2010, in Kfifan, and was presided over by Archbishop Angelo Amato SDB., the Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. Nehmé is the fourth member of the Lebanese Maronite Order to be beatified.
His incorrupt body, lies in the monastery of Ss. Cyprian and Justina. Monks investigating the tomb on March 10, 1951, found the body had not decayed. The relics were thus moved to a new tomb, where visitors seek his intercession and ask for healing.
In 1905, Nehmé entered the novitiate of the Order of Maronites at the monastery of Ss. Cyprian and Justina in Kfifan. He took his monastic vows on August 23, 1907, receiving the name Stephen. He later took his solemn vows on April 13, 1924. At various monasteries, he did manual labor in the fields and gardens, as well as in carpentry and construction. Nehmé's contemporaries made special note of his constant repetition of the mantra, "God can see me".
Nehmé died of a severe fever that eventually led to apoplexy at 7 pm., on August 30, 1938, at the Monastery of Kfifan, aged 49.
The cause of canonization began with a decree of heroic virtue by Pope Benedict XVI, given on December 17, 2007. A decree of miracle was promulgated on March 27, 2010, by Pope Benedict, as it had been determined by papal authorities that the healing of Sister Marina Nehmeh from osteosarcoma had been due to his intercession. On June 8, 2010, it was announced that the Pope had approved Nehmé's beatification. The ceremony of beatification took place on June 27, 2010, in Kfifan, and was presided over by Archbishop Angelo Amato SDB., the Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. Nehmé is the fourth member of the Lebanese Maronite Order to be beatified.
His incorrupt body, lies in the monastery of Ss. Cyprian and Justina. Monks investigating the tomb on March 10, 1951, found the body had not decayed. The relics were thus moved to a new tomb, where visitors seek his intercession and ask for healing.
Born Joseph Nehmé on March 8, 1889 in Lehfed, Jabeil, Lebanon, the youngest of seven children of Estephanos Bou Haykal Nehmé and Christina Badawi Hanna Khaled, he was baptized on the following March 15, at Our Lady church of Lehfed. Nehmé studied under the Maronite Order at Our Lady of Grace School in Sakii Rishmaya. A story from his childhood reports that he once observed a badger enter an underground cave; Nehmé dug at that spot and unearthed a spring, which is known today as the "Badger's Fountain".
In 1905, Nehmé entered the novitiate of the Order of Maronites at the monastery of Ss. Cyprian and Justina in Kfifan. He took his monastic vows on August 23, 1907, receiving the name Stephen. He later took his solemn vows on April 13, 1924. At various monasteries, he did manual labor in the fields and gardens, as well as in carpentry and construction. Nehmé's contemporaries made special note of his constant repetition of the mantra, "God can see me".
Nehmé died of a severe fever that eventually led to apoplexy at 7 pm., on August 30, 1938, at the Monastery of Kfifan, aged 49.
The cause of canonization began with a decree of heroic virtue by Pope Benedict XVI, given on December 17, 2007. A decree of miracle was promulgated on March 27, 2010, by Pope Benedict, as it had been determined by papal authorities that the healing of Sister Marina Nehmeh from osteosarcoma had been due to his intercession. On June 8, 2010, it was announced that the Pope had approved Nehmé's beatification. The ceremony of beatification took place on June 27, 2010, in Kfifan, and was presided over by Archbishop Angelo Amato SDB., the Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. Nehmé is the fourth member of the Lebanese Maronite Order to be beatified.
His incorrupt body, lies in the monastery of Ss. Cyprian and Justina. Monks investigating the tomb on March 10, 1951, found the body had not decayed. The relics were thus moved to a new tomb, where visitors seek his intercession and ask for healing.
In 1905, Nehmé entered the novitiate of the Order of Maronites at the monastery of Ss. Cyprian and Justina in Kfifan. He took his monastic vows on August 23, 1907, receiving the name Stephen. He later took his solemn vows on April 13, 1924. At various monasteries, he did manual labor in the fields and gardens, as well as in carpentry and construction. Nehmé's contemporaries made special note of his constant repetition of the mantra, "God can see me".
Nehmé died of a severe fever that eventually led to apoplexy at 7 pm., on August 30, 1938, at the Monastery of Kfifan, aged 49.
The cause of canonization began with a decree of heroic virtue by Pope Benedict XVI, given on December 17, 2007. A decree of miracle was promulgated on March 27, 2010, by Pope Benedict, as it had been determined by papal authorities that the healing of Sister Marina Nehmeh from osteosarcoma had been due to his intercession. On June 8, 2010, it was announced that the Pope had approved Nehmé's beatification. The ceremony of beatification took place on June 27, 2010, in Kfifan, and was presided over by Archbishop Angelo Amato SDB., the Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. Nehmé is the fourth member of the Lebanese Maronite Order to be beatified.
His incorrupt body, lies in the monastery of Ss. Cyprian and Justina. Monks investigating the tomb on March 10, 1951, found the body had not decayed. The relics were thus moved to a new tomb, where visitors seek his intercession and ask for healing.
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