Biography to Patriarch Sabbah
March1933 Born in Nazareth.
October1949 Entered Seminary.
June1955 Ordained priest.
1955 Assistant Priest in the Parish of Madaba (Jordan).
1957 Arabic Language teacher at the Latin Seminary- Beit-Jala.
1959 Arabic Philology at Saint-Joseph University, Beyrouth.
1964 Responsible for the youth in the Diocese of Jerusalem.
1966 General Schools Director.
1968 Djibouti, Arabic and Islamology teacher.
1970 Parish priest Christ the King Parish, Amman, Jordan.
1973 Doctorate from the Sorbonne in Arabic Philology.
1980 President of Bethlehem University.
1987 Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Publication.

The Patriarch Sabbah's messages & preaches

1988

First Pastoral Letter:

"Faith in the Holy Land".

1990

Second Pastoral Letter:

“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem”on the Intifada and the Church and Christians' voice.

1991

Third Pastoral Letter:

on Fr.Yousef Tannous, founder of the Rosary Sisters.

1992

Lent letter on "Emigration".

1993

Fourth Pastoral Letter “Lire la Bible au pays de la Bible”.

1999

The Patriarch Sabbah's letter for Easter 99

1999

PREMIO DELLA PACE GIORGIO LA PIRA

1999

CHRISTMAS MESSAGE 

1999

MESSAGE DE NOEL

1999

CHRISTMAS HOMILY

1999

HOMELIE DE NOEL

1999

POSITION OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

2000 

Nouvelle année 2000 Homélie

2000

Il pellegrinaggio di Giovanni Paolo II in Terra Santa

2000

First reading of the Papal pilgrimage to the Holy Land

2000

JEUDI SAINT

2000

Easter Message

2000

Message de Pâques

2000

Omelia di Pasqua

2000

Homélie de Pâques

2000

Easter Homily

2000

OUVERTURE DE L’AN 2000

March 1, 2001

Letter for Lent 2001

Maggio 15, 2005 Pentecoste - Omelia
Mai 15, 2005 Pfingston
Mai 15, 2005 Pentecôte
May 15, 2005 Pentecost - Homily
Mai 18, 2005 L'Eglise en Terre Sainte
April 16, 2006 Easter Homily
April 13, 2006 Jeudi Saint
April 9, 2006 Palm Sunday
April 11, 2006 Easter Message 2006