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e. Lebanese Maronite Christians(Arabic: المسيحية المارونية في لبنان; Classical Syriac: ܡܫܝܚܝ̈ܐ ܡܪ̈ܘܢܝܐ ܕܠܒܢܢ) refers to Lebanese peoplewho are members of the Maronite Churchin Lebanon, the largest Christian denominationin the country.[1] The Lebanese Maronite population is concentrated mainly in Mount ...
The Maronite Church(Arabic: لكنيسة المارونية; Syriac: ܥܕܬܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܬܐ ܡܪܘܢܝܬܐ) is an Eastern Catholicsui iurisparticular churchin full communionwith the popeand the worldwide Catholic Church, with self-governance under the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches.[9] The head of the Maronite Church is ...
The Maronite Christians of Lebanon are the largest Christian denomination among the Lebanese people, representing 21% of the Lebanese population. [32] The Maronite Church's full communion with the Catholic Church was reaffirmed in 1182, after hundreds of years of isolation in Mount Lebanon.
Maronites (Arabic: الموارنة, romanized:Al-Mawārinah; Syriac: ܡܖ̈ܘܢܝܐ, romanized:Marunoye) are a Syriac Christian ethnoreligious group [ 21 ] group native to the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant whose members belong to the Maronite Church. The largest concentration has traditionally resided near Mount Lebanon in modern ...
Lebanon. Charbel Makhlouf, O.L.M. [ 1 ] (Arabic: شربل مخلوف, May 8, 1828 – December 24, 1898), born Youssef Antoun Makhlouf and venerated as Saint Charbel, was a Maronite monk and priest from modern-day Lebanon. During his life, he obtained a wide reputation for holiness, and for his ability to unite Christians, Muslims and Druze.
The Catholic Church in Lebanon (Arabic: الكنيسة الكاثوليكية في لبنان) is part of the worldwide Catholic Church under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. There were approximately 1.34 million Catholics in Lebanon in 2020, [ 1 ] the majority of whom are not Latin Catholics but instead follow Eastern Catholic ...
The Congregation of Maronite Lebanese Missionaries, responsible for the administration, works at reinforcing relations among all local Churches, Christian communities and apostolic movements. The Lebanese Christians as well as the Druze and Muslims have a special devotion to Mary, Mother of Jesus.
Lebanon is an eastern Mediterranean country that has the most religiously diverse society within the Middle East, recognizing 18 religious sects. [2] [3] The recognized religions are Islam (Sunni, Shia, Alawites, Isma'ili and Druze), Christianity (the Maronite Church, the Greek Orthodox Church, the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, evangelical ...