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St. Rafqa

Saint Rafqa, also known as Rebecca Ar-Rayes, was born on June 29, 1832, in Himlaya, Lebanon, as the daughter and only child of Mourad Saber Shabaq al-Rayes and Rafqa Gemayel. Unfortunately, her mother passed away when Rafqa was just six years old, and she did not have a harmonious relationship with her stepmother. At a young age, Rafqa began working as a maid, starting from the age of 11...
Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. 1
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