Maronites
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Maronites (; ) are a Syriac Christian ethnoreligious group native to the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant (particularly Lebanon) whose members belong to the Maronite Church. The largest concentration has traditionally resided near Mount Lebanon in modern Lebanon. The Maronite Church is an Eastern Catholic particular church in full communion with the pope and the rest of the Catholic Church.
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- Maronites
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- الموارنة
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- ar
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- Flag of the Maronites
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- 1.4 million (2006)
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- 3–4 million
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- 1.2 million
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 3198600
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- Commons category
- Maronites
- P8168
- Jasmine Sinclair
- name in native language
- ܡܖ̈ܘܢܝܐ; موارنة
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Article
21 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Antiquity
- Middle Ages
- Early modern period
- Population
- Lebanon
- Syria
- Cyprus
- Israel
- Diaspora
- Role in politics
- Lebanon
- Israel and Palestine
- Religion
- Cultural identity
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Maronites (; ) are a Syriac Christian ethnoreligious group native to the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant (particularly Lebanon) whose members belong to the Maronite Church. The largest concentration has traditionally resided near Mount Lebanon in modern Lebanon. The Maronite Church is an Eastern Catholic particular church in full communion with the pope and the rest of the Catholic Church.
The Maronites derive their name from Saint Maron, (350-410 AD), a monk whose teachings spread throughout the Northern Levant becoming the basis of the Maronite tradition. The spread of Christianity was very slow in the Lebanese region; in the 5th century AD in the highlands they were still pagan. St. Maron sent the apostle Abraham of Cyrrhus known as the "Apostle of Lebanon" with a mandate to convert the pagan inhabitants of Mount Lebanon to Christianity. After their conversion, the inhabitants of the region renamed the Adonis River to the Abrahamic River in honor of the Saint who preached there.