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The Story of Saint Nimatullah al-Hardini
A true story told in simple words: a boy from Hardin who grew into a monk, taught the young Charbel, prayed deeply, and served the people beside him.
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Read-aloud narration by an openly licensed voice model. Illustrations are original composite scenes, not historical footage.
About this story
These scenes are imaginative illustrations, not historical footage. The hillside village, bookbinding hands, and classroom are composites, not a record of one afternoon. Nimatullah taught monks including Charbel, but their speech here is not invented. Children should rest, receive care, and tell a trusted adult when hurt. The final narrated page offers four points of reflection.
Sources: Holy See biography, 1998 Holy See profile on his school and Charbel, and 2004 canonization homily. Read the fuller Nimatullah biography.