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St. Raphael of Brooklyn
Also known as: Raphael Hawaweeny
Holy Hierarch Raphael, pray to God for us.
Brief Life Antiochian bishop who shepherded Arabic-speaking Orthodox in America.
Feast Day(s) Feb 27 (also 1st Sat of Nov)
Rank / Type
Hierarch
Church Status
Clergy - BishopMonastic
Family / Life State
Single Adult
Vocation
TeacherWriter
Commonly Asked Intercessions
Missionary Work
Virtue
CharityZealLove
Region of Origin
SyriaNorth America
Tradition of Veneration
AntiochianNorth AmericanPan-Orthodox
Era Modern
Century 20th
Gender Male
Notes 'Good Shepherd of the lost sheep in America.'
Sources Synaxarion