St. Charbel (Sharbel) Makhlouf (1828–1898) was a Maronite Catholic monk and hermit from Lebanon, renowned for his sanctity and miracles. Born Youssef Antoun Makhlouf, he joined the Lebanese Maronite Order and took the name Charbel, living in the Monastery of St. Maron. After 16 years, he felt called to stricter solitude and spent his last 23 years as a hermit in the hills of Annaya. Charbel led an austere life of prayer, silence, and penance, deeply devoted to the Eucharist. After his death on Christmas Eve 1898, extraordinary phenomena were reported: a bright light shone from his tomb, and his body was found incorrupt and exuding a blood-like fluid for decades. These miracles led to numerous healings attributed to his intercession, both in Lebanon and around the world, especially among the sick. St. Charbel was canonized in 1977 by Pope Paul VI. He is affectionately called the “Wonderworker of the Middle East,” and his hermitage in Annaya continues to be a place of pilgrimage and miraculous healings for people of all faiths.