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shortly later and appointed teacher of the patriarchal school. In 1682 he was consecrated bishop of Tyre and Sidon by Cyril Zaim, who has become patriarch in the meantime.
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in 1722, deposed and exiled Saifi to allow some Greek bishop to take possession of his important episcopal See. Saifi, still supported by his faithfuls, was exiled in
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in 1723 and formally on 15 March 1729); regardless, they spread among some of the
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near Sidon. with the aim of supporting pastoral and missionary activities by well-educated and celibate
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in about 1643. He was admitted in the entourage of patriarch
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patriarchates. He and his missionaries promoted not only
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Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie ecclésiastiques
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