Mother agnes mariam biography of williams
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Mother agnes mariam biography of williams
Agnes Mariam de la Croix
Lebanese Christian nun
Mother Superior Agnes Mariam of the Cross[1] (born 1952), also known as Mother Agnes,[1] is a Lebanese Christian nun.
She is mother superior of the monastery of St James the Mutilated in Syria, a Melkite Greek Catholic monastery in the town of Qara in the Homs diocese. She is outspoken in regard to the Syrian Civil War and, according to Foreign Policy is "one of the most prolific defenders of the" government of Bashar al-Assad.[2]
Early life
Born Marie Fadia Laham in Beirut, Lebanon, her Palestinian father had fled Nazareth at the time Israel was created in 1948[3][dead link] while her mother was Lebanese.[4] After her education by French nuns, she became a hippie for 2 and a half years[5] while travelling in Europe, India and Nepal.
(“Lebanese marijuana is the best in the world,” she said.[6]) While travelling she felt called by Go