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Lebanese Greek Orthodox Christians (Arabic: المسيحية الأرثوذكسية الرومية في لبنان) refers to Lebanese people who are adherents of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch in Lebanon, which is an autocephalous Greek Orthodox Church within the wider communion of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, and is the second-largest Christian denomination in Lebanon after the ...
The Greek alphabet, for example, is derived from the Phoenician one. The Greek presence is attested by several place names, and the close ties between Greeks and the Lebanese Greek Orthodox and Greek Catholic communities.
The Eastern Orthodox Christians include many free-holders, and the community is less dominated by large landowners than other Christian denominations. In present-day Lebanon, the Lebanese Greek Orthodox have become increasingly urbanized, and form a major part of the commercial and professional class of Beirut and other cities.
The Lebanese Orthodox may be understood as being part of the Antiochian Greek Christian community. The highest percentage is in Koura District , where they make 72% of the population. There are 135,000 or more Christian Arabs in Israel (and more than 39,000 non-Arab Christians). [ 47 ]
Lebanese people who belong to the Greek Orthodox Church in Lebanon. Pages in category "Greek Orthodox Christians from Lebanon" The following 97 pages are in this category, out of 97 total.
Lebanese Greek Orthodox are concentrated in north Beirut, as well as Lebanese North areas including Zgharta, Bsharri, Koura, and Batroun. Lebanese Greek Catholics are found across the country but in particular in districts on the eastern slopes of the Lebanese mountain range and in Zahlé where they are a majority.
The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, at 457 Oak St., will hold its annual Greek Food Festival starting Thursday with authentic Greek food, traditional dance performances, music and more.The ...
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Beirut (Arabic: مطرانية الروم الأرثوذكس في بيروت) is one of the nineteen archdioceses of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch. The establishment of the Archdiocese of Beirut is attributed by tradition to the Apostle Quartus, one of the Seventy Apostles.