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Maronites (mâr`ənīts), Lebanese Christian community, in communion with the pope. By emigration they have spread to Cyprus, Palestine, Egypt, South America, and the United States and now number about one million. Their liturgy (said mainly in liturgical Syriac) is of the Antiochene type, with innovations taken from the Latin rite. Their ecclesiastical head, under the pope, is called patriarch of Antioch; he lives in Lebanon. As in other Eastern rites, the parish priests are usually married. The Maronites have been a distinct community since the 7th cent., when they separated in the doctrinal dispute over Monotheletism Monotheletism or Monothelitism (both: mənŏth`ə lĭtĭz'əm) [Gr. ..... Click the link for more information. ; they returned to communion with the pope in the 12th cent. In the 19th cent., massacres of Maronites by the Druze brought French intervention; this gave France its modern hold in Lebanon and Syria. Besides the Maronites there are two other groups in Syria in communion with the pope—the Melchites Melchites or Melkites (both: mĕl`kīts) ..... Click the link for more information. and the Syrian Catholics. BibliographySee D. Attwater, The Christian Churches of the East, Vol. I (1947). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The Druze minority derives its religion from Islam; the Christians are divided into Maronites, Greek Orthodox and Greek Catholics. Apparently Lebanese of every kind were involved in the renewal, including Muslims and Christians, Sunnis, Shias and the Druze, Maronites and the Orthodox. For instance, most Arabists' deep revulsion for Arab Christians, particularly Lebanon's Maronites, was legendary. |
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