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'''Fih''' ({{langx|ar|فيع}}, or '''Fiaa''') is a [[Greek Orthodox Christianity in Lebanon|Greek Orthodox Christian]] village{{refn|{{Cite web |date=March 2010 |title=Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon |url=http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/iiMonthly-Municip-Mar10-E92.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107221019/http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/iiMonthly-Municip-Mar10-E92.pdf |archive-date=2021-11-07 |access-date=2022-05-09 |publisher=The Monthly |page=23 |language=en}}}} situated in [[Koura District]] of [[Lebanon]]. |
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The name "Fih" is derived from an Aramaic root. Its meanings include "the place where the sheep bleat", "the abundance and exuberance", "the beautiful and charming" and "of wind and breeze".{{refn|{{Cite web |title=nadi alshabab fih |script-title=ar:نادي الشباب فيع |trans-title=Fih Youth Club |url=http://www.fihclub.com/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226144435/http://www.fihclub.com/Default.asp |archive-date=2021-12-26 |access-date=2022-05-09 |language=ar}}}} |
The name "Fih" is derived from an Aramaic root. Its meanings include "the place where the sheep bleat", "the abundance and exuberance", "the beautiful and charming" and "of wind and breeze".{{refn|{{Cite web |title=nadi alshabab fih |script-title=ar:نادي الشباب فيع |trans-title=Fih Youth Club |url=http://www.fihclub.com/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226144435/http://www.fihclub.com/Default.asp |archive-date=2021-12-26 |access-date=2022-05-09 |language=ar}}}} |
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Fih is one of the highest hill in El-Koura overlooking the coast and was one of the most important sacred hills in the region. Fih remains the center of the celebration of [[St. Simon]], its [[patron saint]]. The shrine is surrounded by [[cemeteries]]. |
Fih is one of the highest hill in El-Koura overlooking the coast and was one of the most important sacred hills in the region. Fih remains the center of the celebration of [[St. Simon]], its [[patron saint]]. The shrine is surrounded by [[cemeteries]]. |
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==Notable residents== |
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==Father Nicola Yanney== |
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* [[Nicola Yanney]], an Orthodox Christian priest ordained by St. [[Raphael of Brooklyn]] |
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Fr. Nicola Yanney was born {{birth-date|1873-02-17|{{OldStyleDate|17 February|1873|5 February}}}} in Fi'eh al-Koura and emigrated to the United States around 1893, settling in Nebraska. In 1904, he was ordained a priest by Bishop [[Raphael Hawaweeny]].{{refn|name="Nicola"|{{Cite book |last=The Saint Raphael Clergy Brotherhood |url={{GBurl|yqxayAEACAAJ}} |title=Apostle to the Plains: The Life of Father Nicola Yanney |date=2019 |publisher=[[Ancient Faith Ministries]] |isbn=978-19-449676-5-9 |location=[[Chesterton, Indiana]] |contribution=Foreword |lccn=2019303526 |oclc=1248689801 |contributor-last=Essey |contributor-first=Basil}}}} He was the first permanent pastor of St. George Orthodox Church in [[Kearney, Nebraska]], though he also ministered throughout the Midwest to communities in nineteen states including Missouri, Nebraska, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Kentucky, and Kansas. Fr. Yanney was an important figure in the early Syrian (Lebanese) Orthodox Church in America and the first to serve the Orthodox community in the Midwest. He died in 1918 from the Spanish Flu. A detailed biography of Fr. Yanney's life is available via the [[Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies]]' website.{{refn|{{Cite web |last=Morris |first=Christopher |date=March 2015 |title=Father Nicola Yanney: A Timeline of his Life and Missionary Journeys |url=https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/items/show/39460 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207011413/https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/items/show/39460 |archive-date=2021-12-07 |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=[[North Carolina State University]] |page=7 |language=en-US}}}} |
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Latest revision as of 00:15, 31 October 2024
Fih
فيع | |
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Village | |
  Fih | |
| Coordinates: 34°20′54″N 35°47′18″E / 34.3484°N 35.7883°E | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | North |
| District | Koura |
| Area | |
• Total | 589 ha (1,455 acres) |
| Elevation | 410 m (1,350 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,276 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) |
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Fih (Arabic: فيع, or Fiaa) is a Greek Orthodox Christian village[2] situated in Koura District of Lebanon.
The name "Fih" is derived from an Aramaic root. Its meanings include "the place where the sheep bleat", "the abundance and exuberance", "the beautiful and charming" and "of wind and breeze".[3]
The High Hill
[edit]Since the Phoenician age the tradition was to choose high ground to build altars and temples.
The tradition is referenced in the Bible: "For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree." 1 Kings 14:23
Fih is one of the highest hill in El-Koura overlooking the coast and was one of the most important sacred hills in the region. Fih remains the center of the celebration of St. Simon, its patron saint. The shrine is surrounded by cemeteries.
Notable residents
[edit]- Nicola Yanney, an Orthodox Christian priest ordained by St. Raphael of Brooklyn
References
[edit]- ^ "Fiaa". Localliban (in English, Arabic, and French). 2015-07-02. Archived from the original on 2021-01-16. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
- ^ "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. p. 23. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-11-07. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
- ^ "nadi alshabab fih" نادي الشباب فيع [Fih Youth Club] (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
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