Maronite churchMaronite church

By Dane and CallumBy Dane and Callum

Contents page: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 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 The maronite church and saintssaints

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.

saintsYoussef 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 Information about the maronite church. 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

The Maronites celebrate the usual Christian holidays, such as

Chistmas (December 25),

Easter (in March or April), the Feast of the Ascension (May 15),

Feast of the Assumption (August 15). the Festival of the Cross (September 14),

A special Maronite holy day is St. Maroun's Day (February 9),

The Maronites mark major life events, such as birth, marriage, and death, within the traditions of Christianity.

Facts about the maronite church

The Maronites are an eastern Catholic denomination in communion with Rome, founded by a monk named Maroun.

They maintain their own liturgy.

Most Maronites live in Lebanon.

the Maronite Church is the only one known by the name of a person—St. Maron /ite

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.

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,