Aramaic (Syriac) Diaspora: The Maronites (موارنة mawārinah , mwārne ; ܡܖ̈ܘܢܝܐ māronāyé , morunoyé ) are an ethnoreligious group in the Levant. They derive their name from the Syriac saint Maron whose followers moved to Mount Lebanon from northern Syria establishing the nucleus of the Maronite Church. Maronites were...
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The Maronites are a sect of eastern Christians, whose origin was a consequence of the Monothelite controversy. On the condemnation of the Monothelites by Anastasius, early in the 8th century, the remnant of this party survived in the Maronites, so named from their founder Maron - a society of monks in Syria, about Mount Lebanon, which is mentioned ...
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The largest Christian sect in Lebanon, the Maronite Church is one of a group of Christian churches known as Uniate, which are in full communion with the Holy See in Rome but are separately organized and adhere to an Eastern rite. Maronites settled in the mountains of northern Lebanon in the mid-seventh century; many continue to live there and in Ea...
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