Nohad Al-Chami, the Lebanese woman renowned as the messenger of Saint Charbel’s most famous miracle, has passed away on Wednesday.

Chami’s life became intertwined with the legacy of Saint Charbel Makhlouf after she experienced a miraculous healing that would forever link her to the revered 19th-century Maronite monk.

On the night of January 22, 1993, Chami, who was suffering from severe paralysis and other debilitating health issues, had a dream in which two Maronite monks appeared beside her bed. One of them placed his hands on her neck and began performing a procedure, while the other monk alleviated her pain by supporting her with a pillow behind her back. When she awoke, she was astonished to find two long surgical scars on either side of her neck. To her surprise, she was also able to move her arms and walk normally, fully healed from the hemiplegia that had previously confined her.

The following night, she dreamt of Saint Charbel, who spoke to her, saying, "I performed the surgery to show people and lead them back to their faith. I ask you to visit my hermitage in Annaya on the 22nd of each month and attend Mass regularly for the rest of your life."

The second monk who had been present during the procedure was identified as Saint Maroun.

Since then, thousands of people from Lebanon and around the world flock to Saint Charbel's shrine in Annaya on the 22nd of each month to pray and commemorate the miracle.

Saint Charbel, born in 1828 in the village of Bekaa Kafra, lived a life of prayer, solitude, and service to God. He died in 1898, and since his death, he has been credited with numerous miracles, particularly healings, which continue to inspire millions of Christians around the world. Chami’s miraculous healing remains one of the most significant chapters in the saint’s enduring legacy.