The Massabki Brothers
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Died10 July 1860
Damascus, Syria
Damascus, Syria
VeneratedinCatholic Church, Maronite Church
Beatified10 October 1926, Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome, Kingdom of Italy by Pope Pius XI
Massabki Brothers | |
|---|---|
| Laymen; Martyrs | |
| Born | Fransīs Masābkī 'Abd-al-Mu'tī Masābkī Rūfayīl Masābkī Damascus, Syria |
| Died | 10 July 1860 Damascus, Syria |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church, Maronite Church |
| Beatified | 10 October 1926, Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome, Kingdom of Italy by Pope Pius XI |
| Canonized | 20 October 2024, Saint Peter's Basilica by Pope Francis |
| Feast | 10 July |
| Attributes | Palm branch |
The Massabki Brothers (Arabic: الأخوة المسابكيين), Abdel Moati Massabki, Francis Massabki and Raphael Massabki were three Maronite Catholics from Damascus, in present-day Syria. The three brothers were sons of Nehme Massabki.
On 10 July 1860, the brothers were killed because of their religion while praying inside a Franciscan church in Damascus, during the 1860 civil conflict in Mount Lebanon and Damascus. They were beatified in 1926 and canonized in 2024.