Maronite church
By Dane and Callum
Contents page:
•About the maronite cross.
•Information about the maronite church saints.
•Saints
•Population of maronites.
•Information about the maronite church.
•Holidays in the maronite church And live events.
•Maronite church facts.
•The end
The maronite cross
The triple-bar cross has for a long time been
identified with the maronites and its form appears
in a national flag.
• the 3 lines on the cross mean bishops, patriarch (a
male head of a family) and the pope.
• The leaves signify the life that flows from the
saving cross of Christ.
• poets refer to the cross as the Tree of Life.
The maronite church and saints
Saint Maroun is considered the Father of spiritual and
monastic movement which is now called the Maronite
Church. He was born in the middle of the 4th century and
he was a priest who retired as a hermit( a person who
lives, to some degree), he went to a mountain in the region
of Cyrrhus in Syria. His holiness and miracles attracted
many followers, and drew attention throughout the empire.
Maroun embraced life under the sky, the physical and
spiritual healing powers of Saint Maroun surprised people.
After his death in the year 410 CE, his spirit and teachings
lived on through his disciples.
saints
Youssef Antoun Makhlouf was born in 1828, in Bekaa
Kafra, North Lebanon. He was youngest of five
children his father died early in his life and his uncle
supported the family. As a child Youssef was
inspired by the life of two uncles. At the age of 23,
Youssef left his family village .He then went to Saint
Maron Maronite Order, carrying the name Charbel,.
The Eucharist became the centre of his life. Saint
Charbel died quietly on the 24th of December 1898,
at the age of 70. He was buried in the St Maron
monastery cemetery in Annaya.
Population of the maronite church
The exact worldwide Maronite population is not exactly known. Its
estimated at more than 3 million. Based on a 2007 report, there are
approximately 930,000 Maronites in Lebanon, where they constitute
up to 22% of the population. Syrian Maronites total 51,000 There is
also a Maronite community in Cyprus of about 10,000.which speak
Cypriot Maronite Arabic.A noticeable Maronite community exists in
northern Israel
numbering 7,504, being famous for its attempts of
the Aramaic language.
Information about the maronite
church.
The Maronites believe that their heritage dates back to the time of
Jesus. The Maronites eventually fled to the hills of Mount Lebanon
to escape persecution by the Ottoman Turks in the fifteenth century.
They survived there for centuries. In the mid-nineteenth century, the
Ottomans divided Lebanon into two states, one Christian and one
druze (a Muslim demonation).. Maronites have become more
comfortable with their Lebanese identity.
Although Arabic is the official language of Lebanon, many
Maronites also speak French. But Maronites have used Arabic for
church records since their beginnings.
Holidays in the maronite church
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The Maronites celebrate the usual Christian holidays, such as
Chistmas (December 25),
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Easter (in March or April),
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the Feast of the Ascension (May 15),
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Feast of the Assumption (August 15).
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the Festival of the Cross (September 14),
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A special Maronite holy day is St. Maroun's Day (February 9),
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The Maronites mark major life events, such as birth, marriage, and
death, within the traditions of Christianity.
Facts about the maronite church
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The Maronites are an eastern Catholic denomination in communion
with Rome, founded by a monk named Maroun.
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They maintain their own liturgy.
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Most Maronites live in Lebanon.
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the Maronite Church is the only one known by the name of a person—St. Maron
/ite
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The door of the Maronite church in the town of Bayt Meri is never
locked because it is believed that the hand of any thief there would be
paralyzed.
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The earliest information that is available on the Maronite sect was
recorded by Theodoret,(458).
The end.
References :
Maronite online
Population of churches history of
the maronite riligion
Maronite church
Saints In the maronite faith,