Maronite

Eastern Catholic denomination

A Maronite is a member of an Eastern Catholic church centered in Lebanon, in full communion with Rome while maintaining its own liturgy and traditions.

The Maronite community has historically been influential in Lebanese politics and culture: The president of Lebanon is traditionally a Maronite Christian.

As an adjective, it describes things relating to this church or its members: Maronite patriarch, Maronite rite.

geographic

Lebanon

Mideast coastal nation

Levant · Harissa · Cyprus · Aleppo · Damascus

heritage

Lebanon

Mideast coastal nation

Diaspora · Brazil · Australia · Argentina · Mexico · United States · Village · Homeland

faith

Catholic

Papal church adherent

  • AntiochAncient capital of Syria
  • VaticanPapal city-state
  • PopeCatholic Church's supreme leader

Eucharist · Mass · Canonization · Bishop

liturgy

Aramaic

Ancient Semitic language

political

Civil War

Countrymen fighting countrymen

Categories
Opposites
eastern catholic vs other christian rites

MaroniteEastern Orthodox

Ancient Christian communion

Roman Catholic · Protestant · Greek Orthodox · Russian Orthodox · non-Catholic

lebanese religious identity

MaroniteSunni

Islam's largest branch adherent

Shia · Druze · Muslim · Hezbollah · Palestinian

Family

Maronites

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
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