In 1997, Pope John Paul II declared Lebanon "land of holiness". It has abundant holy sites, martyrs and saints. Mentioned more than 70 times in the Bible, including in the psalms, there is no doubt that Lebanon is at the heart of Christian history.The Gospel is clear that Jesus himself preached in Tyre and Sidon, with his encounter with the Canaanite woman, particularly her faith, being recorded for all generations to remember.
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