Youakim Moubarac

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Youakim Moubarac
Researcher
Parent(s)Father: Antoun Moubarac, Mother: Fafrounia Samyia.

Youakim Moubarac (July 20, 1924 – May 24, 1995) was a

Arab and Lebanese causes, to the unity of the Church and to the Maronite Church Antiochian
heritage.

Biography

Youakim Moubarac was born in

Qadisha
Valley. His maternal grandfather Nemtallah Samia was also a priest.

Early life

After ecclesiastic studies in the

where he stayed for 18 years.

Expanded description

In 1951, he presented his first Ph.D. thesis Abraham dans le Coran

Centre national de la recherche scientifique, the largest public research organization in France
.

From 1950 till 1962, Fr. Moubarac assumed the secretariat of

University of Paris IV: Paris-Sorbonne
and others.

He participated between 1962 and 1965 in the

Palestinian
and especially Lebanese causes from 1975.

From 1985, Father Youakim worked on the rediscovering of the spiritual

During this period, and despite an intensive work on the Synod preparation and many spiritual and political missions, Moubarac started two important projects:

In 1991, the decision of Pope John Paul II to convene a Synod in Rome for all Catholic Lebanese Churches cancelled his project.

In 1992, he settled back in Paris where he resumed his academic work.

Death and afterward

Father Youakim died on May 24, 1995, in Montpellier, France. His burial took place at the graveyard of the Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-Jouarre, France. Fourteen years later, on August 25, 2009, his remains were transferred, according to his wish, to rest beside his relatives in Mar Youssef Church in Morh Kfarsghab. A solemn mass of requiem, in his home town of Kfarsghab was presided by the Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Mar Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, honored by the presence of the Minister of Information, M. Tarek Mitri representing the President of the Lebanese Republic, General Michel Suleiman, the family and friends.

Notes

  1. ^ Moubarac, Youakim (1958), Abraham dans le Coran, Editions Vrin, Paris.
  2. ^ the Maronite Patriarchal Synod Official Website

Works

Youakim Moubarac left important works, large parts of which remain unpublished. In 2005 and 2006, two books were published with some of his previously unpublished works:

  • Georges Corm (2004), Youakim Moubarac, Un homme d'exception, Librairie Orientale, Beirut,
  • Dossier dirigé par Jean Stassinet (2005), Youakim Moubarac, Editions L'Age d'Homme, Lausanne,

Published works

References

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