"A lot of people have passed through this country the Byzantines, the Muslims, Tamerlane, the Mongols, the Ottomans, " said Mr. Haddad, seated in the shadow of the convent of St.

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The decisive moment came after eight hours of prayer at St Joseph's Convent of Perpetual Adoration in Quezon City, the former capital of the Philippines.

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Other gems were when phoning the mother superior of a convent school Phinn was shocked with the reply of "This is the head of St John the Baptist speaking!"

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The Holy Monastery of St Stephanos was founded around 1400 and is now a convent with wonderful views of the Pinios River.

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