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Philip was born '''Abdullah Saliba''' in the small village of Abou Mizan in Lebanon. In 1945, at the age of 14, he went to seminary at the [[Balamand Orthodox Theological Seminary (Tripoli, Lebanon)|Balamand Orthodox Theological Seminary]] in Tripoli, Lebanon, where he met his lifelong friend, known today as His Grace, Bishop [[Antoun (Khouri) of Miami]]. He finished his schooling there in 1947, going to to further his studies at the Orthodox Secondary School in Homs, Syria (1947-1949).
He was ordained a [[deacon]] on [[August 6]], 1949, and appointed Secretary (1949-1953) to Patriarch [[Alexander III (Tahan) of Antioch|Alexander III of Antioch]], while continuing his studies at Assiyah College, Damascus, Syria (1949-1951). During his service as Patriarchal Secretary, he returned to Balamand Seminary and served as Dean of Students and Lecturer in Arabic Language and Literature (1952), eventually going to England and and pursuing further studies at Kelham Theological School, Nottinghamshire, UK (1953) and the University of London (1953).
===Coming to America===
