Elias Peter Hoayek, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Maronite Patriarch of Antioch
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Place of Birth: Helta, North Governorate, Lebanon
About Elias Peter Hoayek
- Venerable Elias Peter Hoayek (born 4 December 1843 in Helta, Lebanon – died on 24 December 1931, Bkerké, Lebanon), (or Hoyek, Hwayek, Huayek, Juayek, Hawayek, Arabic: ????? ???? ????????) was the 72nd Patriarch of Antioch for the Maronites, the largest Christian Catholic community in the Levant, from 1898 to 1931 when he died. He is hailed as the father of Lebanonism and the founder of the modern Lebanese state.
- Many Lebanese people hailed his patriotism, and follow his example and maintain it to this day.
- Hoayek is considered, by some, the founder of Lebanon.
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