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O n t w o o c c a s i o n s h e l e f t L e b a n o n a n d j o u r n e y e d t o R o m e t o d e a l w i t h a f f a i r s i n v o l v i n g t h e e a s t e r n C h u r c h e s . H i s f i r s t<br />

trip was during the papacy of Pope Callixtus III, between 1455 and 1458. The second trip was in 1469. On this occas<br />

i o n o n e o f h i s a i m s w a s t o r e q u e s t t h e P a l l i u m f o r t h e n e w P a t r i a r c h B o u t r o s I b n H a s s a n . T h i s t i m e t h e P o p e w a s<br />

Pope Paul II (1464-1471) and he sent a letter dated August 5th 1469 to the Patriarch along with the Pallium.<br />

In 1494 Ibn Al Qelahy wrote to Patriarch Simeon of<br />

Hadeth (1492-1524) and the letter shows<br />

t h a t b y t h e e n d o f t h e 1 5 t h c e n t u r y<br />

relations with France and Rome were full<br />

y r e s t o r e d f o r a l l p r a c t i c a l p u r p o s e s . I n t h e<br />

l e t t e r h e e n c o u r a g e d t h e<br />

P a t r i a r c h t o r e q u e s t t h e P a l l i u m , a<br />

s a c e r d o t a l v e s t m e n t d e c o r a t e d w i t h<br />

w h i t e w o o l b a n d a n d b l a c k c r o s s e s ,<br />

according to the ancient Maronite tradition.<br />

Franciscan Brother Gryphon<br />

“ I n t h e t i m e o f Q u e e n<br />

C o n s t a n c e , T h e M a r o n i t e s<br />

b e g a n t o r i n g b r o n z e b e l l s j u s t l i k e i n t h e<br />

western Latin Church. Up to that time they<br />

had simply used wood bells like the Greeks<br />

t o c a l l t h e p e o p l e t o p r a y e r. A n d w h e n<br />

t h e s a m e Q u e e n b o u g h t t h e c h u r c h e s o f<br />

J e r u s a l e m n a m e l y t h e C h u r c h o f t h e<br />

R e s u r r e c t i o n , t h e c h u r c h o f t h e To m b o f M a r y,<br />

the church on the Mount of Olives and in Bethlehem<br />

for 80.000 dinars, she donated to the Maronites<br />

the cave of the Cross and reserved altars<br />

f o r t h e m i n t h e o t h e r c h u r c h e s o f J e r u s a l e m . S h e<br />

allowed them to celebrate Mass on the altars<br />

o f t h e F r e n c h w i t h t h e i r v e s t m e n t s . A s w e l l a s<br />

t h a t , s h e s u c c e e d e d i n a r r a n g i n g f o r t h e m t h e<br />

c o n f i r m a t i o n o f t h e s e g i f t s f r o m t h e H o l y S e e . I n<br />

J e r u s a l e m , t h e M a r o n i t e s s w o r e a n d<br />

a f f i r m e d i n w r i t i n g t h e i r s u b m i s s i o n<br />

and allegiance to the faith of Rome”.<br />

C h u r c h o f t h e H o l y S e p u l c h r e ( a l s o o f R e s u r r e c t i o n ) & C h a p e l o f<br />

the Agony of the Virgin in Jerusalem

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