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The House of El Douaihy (also "Al Douaihy" in some cases Doueihy, Douaihi, Doueihi, Dowaihi, Duayhe, Duwayhi', Dwaihy, , ), is an important Lebanese and Levantine noble family of French origins of which can be traced up until the 7th century. The first prominent feudal northern Lebanese Maronite Sheikhs (Lords) to have governed Zgharta and Ehden, ( Zgharta District) in northern Lebanon came from the Douaihy clan.
Throughout history, the Douaihys endowed the community with a whole host of illustrious men of swords and cassocks. Highly loved and respected by their subjects, the Douaihys are also known to be a religious family, among whom are recognized four Patriarchs, seventeen Bishops, hundreds of monks and nuns.
On the 26th of January 2006 the Congregation of Saints in the Vatican has proclaimed the beginning of the process for Patriarch Estephan El Douaihy’s canonization.
It is a huge and well-rooted family in the lands of Ehden, Kadisha and Khazahia, where its roots combine with the history of the Maronites for at least one thousand years. The clan had a substantial presence in the Galilee of Palestine prior to 1948, but it's numbers have dwindled in the Holy Land in general since then, with most Palestinian clan members moving to Europe and South America, as well as Lebanon.
Until today, the clan continues to acquire fame on the national scene as professors, academics, artists, diplomats, police and army generals, parliament members and minister.