, ▁ 1 7 4 3 ▁the ▁Mar on ite ▁epis cop ate ▁met ▁in ▁the ▁convent ▁of ▁Har issa ▁and ▁accepted ▁un anim ously ▁Bened ict ▁XIV ' s ▁choices ; ▁and ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 1 ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁the ▁new ▁Patri arch ▁was ▁solemn ly ▁ent hr oned . ▁Giuseppe ▁Sim one ▁Ass em ani ▁was ▁instruct ed ▁to ▁ask ▁the ▁Pope ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁pal li um ▁to ▁the ▁patri arch ▁and ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁pal li um ▁from ▁the ▁Pope ▁on ▁July ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 7 4 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁patri arch ▁left ▁the ▁habit ual ▁residence ▁in ▁the ▁monaster y ▁of ▁Santa ▁Maria ▁of ▁Q ann ub in ▁to ▁res ide ▁perman ently ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁El - M id ane ▁( Je zz ine ▁District ), ▁near ▁the ▁monaster y ▁of ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁Mach m ou che h , ▁which ▁he ▁helped ▁to ▁build ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁years ▁immediately ▁following ▁his ▁appointment , ▁Simon ▁A wad ▁faced ▁an ▁attempted ▁revol t ▁by ▁some ▁b ish ops , ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁accept ▁the ▁way ▁of ▁the ▁pap al ▁dec isions . ▁Bened ict ▁XIV ▁designated ▁the ▁Francis can ▁Des ire ▁Cas ab as ci ana , ▁of ▁the ▁C ust ody ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Land , ▁to ▁restore ▁order ▁and ▁peace ▁in ▁the ▁Mar on ite ▁Church . ▁Simon ▁A wad ▁sum mon ed ▁a ▁Mar on ite ▁syn od ▁on ▁November