Jacques Ghazir Haddad
Jacques Ghazir Haddad, OFM Cap. (born 26 June 1954) was a Lebanese Catholic priest and Capuchin friar. He was the founder of the Franciscan Sisters of the Cross, was a noted preacher and opened various orphanages and schools across Lebanon. Presidents honored him with various awards, while the populace compared him to Vincent de Paul and John Bosco.
His beatification process was opened in 1979, granting him the title Servant of God, and Pope John Paul II declared him Venerable on 21 December 1992. Pope Benedict XVI approved his beatification and delegated Cardinal José Saraiva Martins to preside over the celebration on 22 June 2008 in Beirut.
Patron saint of Franciscan Sisters of the Cross
In the Martyrology
- June 26 Blessed Ya’Qūb from Ghazīr (Khalīl Al-Haddād), priest