Summary
Archbishop of Lebanon in Niqula Khoury’s Memoirs, who took Khoury into his eparchy in 1948 when the Patriarch of Antioch and the Archbishop of Beirut would not, saying “I am not afraid of the wrath of Patriarch Timotheos and I accept Father Khoury on my own responsibility” (‘The House of the Priest’: A Palestinian Life (1885-1954), PDF p.174).
Details
- He offered Khoury the Sawfar house, sent him to celebrate Easter 1948 at Gharzouz, and after five and a half months in Sawfar arranged the family’s move to Wadi Shahrour, where Khoury took care of the church as its legitimate priest from 15th November 1948 without a fixed salary (PDF p.175, p.178).
- He attended the funeral service for Khoury’s brother Bulos at Wadi Shahrour’s Church of Saint John the Baptist, with an Arab Higher Committee delegation and Muslim scholars (PDF p.179).
- At Khoury’s Silver Jubilee on 1st February 1952 he read the prayer over Khoury’s head for his promotion to Protopapas, praised his steadfast service of Church and country, and gave him a valuable and historic crucifix (PDF p.180).
Related pages
‘The House of the Priest’: A Palestinian Life (1885-1954), Niqula Khoury, Timotheos