Rayfoun
Encyclopedia
Rayfoun is a small town in Keserwan District
, Lebanon
. It is bordered by Kleiat, Faitroun
, Ajaltoun and Ashqout
. The population is Maronite Catholic, and it is the birthplace of Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir.
Church.
Keserwan District
Keserwan is a district in the Mount Lebanon Governorate , Lebanon, to the northeast of the Lebanon's capital Beirut...
, Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
. It is bordered by Kleiat, Faitroun
Faitroun
Faitroun is a picturesque town in the Keserwan District of Mount Lebanon. Located 35 km north of Beirut and at an average altitude of 1,230 meters above sea level, Faitroun is one of Lebanon's leading summer resorts...
, Ajaltoun and Ashqout
Ashqout
Ashqout is an old Lebanese settlement located in the Keserwan District in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon. The population is Maronite Catholic. It is the birthplace of Ahmad Faris Shidyaq and the Maronite Patriarch Paul Peter Massad ....
. The population is Maronite Catholic, and it is the birthplace of Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir.
Religion
The population of Rayfoun is Maronite Catholic, part of the Eastern Catholic Churches. The main church is St. RochRoch
Saint Roch or Rocco ; lived c.1348 - 15/16 August 1376/79 was a Christian saint, a confessor whose death is commemorated on 16 August; he is specially invoked against the plague...
Church.