L to R: Dr. Pierre Yared and Maronite Sister Hadia Abi Chebli, who together co-direct Geitaoui Hospital in Beirut, work in their office and pose under an image of St. Charbel. The new St. Charbel Chapel is located in the hospital lobby. They consider the beloved Lebanese saint a protector of the hospital.

One of the pillars of Lebanon’s tradition of Catholic-run health care is Geitaoui Hospital, which has a special patronage to St. Charbel, in Beirut.