Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayes was a Lebanese Maronite nun born in 1832 in Himlaya. After experiencing family difficulties and refusing marriage proposals, she entered religious life to follow her vocation. She eventually joined the Baladita Order, now known as the Lebanese Maronite Order, and lived a life of strict prayer and manual labor. Known for her profound suffering, she is honored as a patron of the sick and of parents who have lost children. She died in 1914 in Batroun, Lebanon.