The Massabki Brothers (), Abdel Moati Massabki, Francis Massabki and Raphael Massabki were three Maronite Catholics from Damascus, in present-day Syria. The three brothers were sons of Nehme Massabki.
On 10 July 1860, the brothers were killed because of their religion while praying inside a Franciscan church in Damascus, during the 1860 civil conflict in Mount Lebanon and Damascus. They were beatified in 1926 and canonized in 2024.
Beatification and canonization processes Pope Pius XI proclaimed the beatification of the three brothers in 1926.The Three Massabki Brother Martyrs at Damascus . Genealogy.com (10 October 1926). Retrieved 12 November 2011.The Maronite Archeparchy of Cyprus – BLESSED MASSABKI, Martyrs of Damascus (d. 1860 A.D.) . Maronitearcheparchy.org.cy. Retrieved 12 November 2011.The three Massabki Maronite Brothers . Opuslibani.org.lb (10 October 1926). Retrieved 12 November 2011.الإخوة الشهداء الطوباويّون فرنسيس وعبد المعطي ورفائيل مسابكي – بكركي . Peregabriel.com. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
On 18 December 2022, the Maronite patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi announced that the Massabki Brothers would be recognized as saints without the need for a miracle because they were martyrs of the faith.
On July 1st 2024, Pope Francis presided at an Ordinary Consistory of Cardinals, which approved the canonization of 15 people, including The Massabki Brothers. In the Apostolic Palace for an Ordinary Public Consistory, Cardinal Marcello Semeraro presented 'Peroratio', a report on the lives and miracles of The Massabki Brothers, among others.
The brothers were canonized on 20 October 2024 along with 11 other new Saints.
See also Martyrs of Damascus
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