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Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church at 2216 Eoff Street in Wheeling, West Virginia, is the only Maronite church in the state. Via e: WV, "On December 19, 1932, a tragic fire destroyed the 10-year old church building, yet it also provided the occasion for a perceived miracle. According to a report in the Wheeling News-Register, 'While the rest of the church was engulfed in a raging inferno, the firemen recalled, the life-sized portrait of Our Lady of Lebanon, which was then hanging above a side altar, remained untouched by flames. When firemen attempted to spray water on the portrait, the stream of water parted and did not touch the work of art.' Read more in the online West Virginia Encyclopedia: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1513

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Altar at Wheeling's Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church

Identifier:
4224.DoughertyCarol.Photo.003.6.21.16
Title:
Altar at Wheeling's Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church
Date:
2016-06-21
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Description:
Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church at 2216 Eoff Street in Wheeling, West Virginia, is the only Maronite church in the state. Via e: WV, "On December 19, 1932, a tragic fire destroyed the 10-year old church building, yet it also provided the occasion for a perceived miracle. According to a report in the Wheeling News-Register, 'While the rest of the church was engulfed in a raging inferno, the firemen recalled, the life-sized portrait of Our Lady of Lebanon, which was then hanging above a side altar, remained untouched by flames. When firemen attempted to spray water on the portrait, the stream of water parted and did not touch the work of art.' Read more in the online West Virginia Encyclopedia: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1513
Subject:
Lebanese Americans, Wheeling, W.Va., Dougherty, Carol, Catholic Church--Maronite rite
Rights:
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Location:
Wheeling (W. Va.)
Format:
image/tiff
Source:
A&M 4224, West Virginia Folklife Program Collection