Anastas Al-Karmali
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Anastas Al-Karmali literally Anastas the Carmelite (b. 5 Aug 1866-d. 1947 Jan 7) was a Christian priest, most famed for his contributions to the field of Arabic linguistics.
where he married Mariam Maragharitta. They had five sons and four daughters, one of whom -then called Butrus- would become later Father Anstas. Aanastas studied in Madrasat Al-Aaba' Al-Karmaliyin (The school of the Carmelite fathers) and then studies in Madrasat Al-Ittifaq Al-Kathuliki from which he graduated in 1882. He started his life as an Arabic Language teacher in Madrastat Al-Aba' Al-Karmaliyin, the school he previously attended. He started publishing articles in well-known news papers at the age of 16. He left Baghdad
at the age of 20 (1886) to Beirut
where he worked as a teacher in Kulliat Al-Aba' Alyasu'iyun (The College of Jesuit Fathers) and in the same time continued his Arabic studies and learned Latin, Greek and French languages, as well as French literature. He then traveled to Belgium
in 1887 to continue his studies, and Joined a monastery near Liege where he became celibate and was named Anastas Mari Al-Karmali. He later traveled to Montpellier
in France in 1889 to study philosophy, theology, Biblical exgesis and the history of Christianity, and he stayed there until he became a priest in 1894. He then left France to Spain and stayed a while there visiting its Islamic monuments. He finally went back to Iraq to become responsible Madrasat Al-Aaba' Al-Karmaliyin.
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His father Jibra'il Yousef 'awwad was a Lebanese who moved to BaghdadBaghdad
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where he married Mariam Maragharitta. They had five sons and four daughters, one of whom -then called Butrus- would become later Father Anstas. Aanastas studied in Madrasat Al-Aaba' Al-Karmaliyin (The school of the Carmelite fathers) and then studies in Madrasat Al-Ittifaq Al-Kathuliki from which he graduated in 1882. He started his life as an Arabic Language teacher in Madrastat Al-Aba' Al-Karmaliyin, the school he previously attended. He started publishing articles in well-known news papers at the age of 16. He left Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
at the age of 20 (1886) to Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
where he worked as a teacher in Kulliat Al-Aba' Alyasu'iyun (The College of Jesuit Fathers) and in the same time continued his Arabic studies and learned Latin, Greek and French languages, as well as French literature. He then traveled to Belgium
Belgium
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in 1887 to continue his studies, and Joined a monastery near Liege where he became celibate and was named Anastas Mari Al-Karmali. He later traveled to Montpellier
Montpellier
-Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council....
in France in 1889 to study philosophy, theology, Biblical exgesis and the history of Christianity, and he stayed there until he became a priest in 1894. He then left France to Spain and stayed a while there visiting its Islamic monuments. He finally went back to Iraq to become responsible Madrasat Al-Aaba' Al-Karmaliyin.