The Earthly Life of Blessed Nimatullah Kassab Al-Hardini 
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1808 Birth in Hardine (named Youssef).
1-11-1828 Entered Kozhaya when  
Aghnatious Blaybel was Superior General.
14-11-1830 He took the Monastic vow in Kozhaya.
1830-1835 Theological studies in Kfifan
25-12-1835 Ordination to Priesthood in Kfifan with twenty two other monks.
1835-1838 A teacher of Moral Theology to Seminarians in Kfifan. Bound books, tailor, Parish duties.
1838-1845 Master of Students in Kfifan.
1845-1847 Assistant to Superior General Saba Al-Akoury.
1847-1850 Appointed administrator in Annaya. Teaching in Bharsof.
1850-1853 Second appointment as assistant to Superior General.
1853-1856 Teacher of Moral Thealogy of Seminary (St. Charbel Makhlouf was on of his students).
1856-1858 Third appointment assistant to Superior General.
14-12-1858 Died in Kfifan.
1864 Body moved into another room due to miraculous events.
1898 Father Mansour Awad witnessed the body was intact.
1914 The same priest visits the body and sees it still intact.
20-5-1923 The register of miracles begins with a miracle that happened to Father Mansour Awad.
14-5-1925 Superior general Aghnatious Dagher Al-Tannouri presents the cause for the beatification of Al-Hardini, Charbel and Rafka to Pope Pius XI.
23-12-1925 Superior General Tannouri presents their causes to the Patriarch for investigation.
4-3-1926 Meeting of the members of the appointed committee in Bkerke and the taking of the Oath.
 

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21-4-1926 Committee situated a new investigation and held their first meeting at St. John Marks church in Jbeil
16-6-1927 Built a new tomb. Father Awad present at Advocate of the Faith in the committee. He witnessed the body intact.
26-9-1927 After twenty five sessions the committee sealed its investigations.
22-10-1928 Superior General Tannouri placed the cause of the beatification in the hand of Pope Puis XI
13-6-1966 The cause of Hardini was officially accepted.
12-7-1966 The dicision to proceed with the investigation.
28-12-1981 Presentation of attributes of Hardine.
7-9-1989 Hardini is proclaimed 'Mookarram'
2-5-1996 Another cause was opened to investigate the miracle of the healing of Andrew Najm born in Katala 29.10.1966. The formation of a medical committee to investigate. The head of the committee is Bishop Khalil Abi Nodu.
27-9-1996 The file of the miracle of Andrew Najm was accepted by the congregation of the saints.
27-2-1997 The medical committee voted unanimously for the authenticity of the miracle 5/5.
9-5-1997 The Teology committee also voted for the miracle 7/7.
18-5-1997 The tomb was opened again.
1-7-1997 The general committee (twenty four cardinals) voted unanimously for the miracle.
17-7-1997 The decision was read to Pope John Paul II in the presence of the Superior General Youhanna Tabet and the administrator of the Order in Rome Father Paul Azzi and the secretary general of the Order.
29-11-1997 The day of the beatification is decided for 10-5-1998.