Raphael of Brooklyn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American saint
Date of Birth: 21-Nov-1860
Place of Birth: Damascus, Damascus Governorate, Syria
Date of Death: 27-Feb-1915
Profession: priest
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Raphael of Brooklyn
- Saint Raphael of Brooklyn (Arabic: ???? ??????? ?? ????????), born Rufa?il Hawawini (Raphael Hawaweeny; Arabic: ?????? ????????; November 20, 1860 – February 27, 1915), was bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, auxiliary bishop of Brooklyn, vicar of the Northern-American diocese, and head of the Antiochian Levantine Christian Greek Orthodox mission.
- He was the first Orthodox Christian bishop consecrated on American soil.
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