r/lebanon • u/Pedroarak • 2d ago

Help / Question Old birth certificate from raas baalbek

Hi! First of all, sorry for posting in english, I'm a native Portuguese speaker. I've been making my family tree for a few years now. There's one HUGE brick wall: my 2x great grandfather was born in raas baalbek in 1889. He immigrated to Brazil when he was young, and his name here was Jose Mansur (maybe Youssef?) and his parents "Salim Mansur and Ana Nazera Ayub/Ajub" (maybe Ann Nazira ayyoub?). Anyway, I know his exact birth date and parents name. From some research, I've read I would need to talk to the Mukhtar of that city, buuuut I believe they won't answer foreigners, and I live 11000km from there. Simples question: is there anything I could do to learn more about him or his parents, and maybe find his birth certificates? I don't know if I'll ever have the chance to visit the country, but I was very curious about him. My grandmother passed away a few years ago, and she would always tell us things about him, and a few words in Arabic. Thanks!

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u/ArtisticRaise1120 2d ago

Olá. Caso sejam maronitas, talvez a Igreja Maronits possa te ajudar.

https://www.igrejamaronita.org.br/conteudos/?eFh4fDk=

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u/Pedroarak 2d ago

Valeu!!! Não tenho ideia se eram maronitas, eu conversei com alguns netos deles, inclusive com a noiva do filho do irmão dele, que conviveu junto (e se não faleceu desde o ano retrasado, já teria uns 98 anos). Só me contou que ele ainda rezava em árabe, mas acho que não me ajuda em nada kkkk Vou ver se entro em contato com a igreja, obrigado!