Saint Raphael Hawaweeny was born on November 8, 1860 A.D., in Damascus, Syria, to pious Christian parents. He studied Arabic grammar and mathematics at the Antiochian Patriarchate parochial school ...
Raphael's mum said "he died doing what he loved" and added she wants to "celebrate all he achieved in his short life and cherish his legacy". His stepdad, Carsten Jensen, said on Facebook the ...