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A Church born of prayer
The Maronite Church is an Eastern Catholic Church of the Syriac-Antiochene tradition, in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, with its patriarchal seat at Bkerké. It takes its name from Saint Maroun, a Syrian hermit of the late 4th and early 5th century. In Lebanon it lives alongside other Christian churches and Muslim neighbours.
- Rite
- Syriac-Antiochene
- Liturgical heritage
- Syriac Aramaic and Arabic
- Patriarchal seat
- Bkerké, Lebanon
- National symbol
- The cedar on Lebanon's flag
- World Heritage
- Ouadi Qadisha and the Forest of the Cedars of God (1998)
Father Nicolas Kluiters was a Dutch Jesuit of the Latin Church who served in Lebanon, where Maronites are the largest Catholic community. This page offers context for the faith lived around him; it is not an official site of the Maronite Church.
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Saints of the Maronite Church
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Feast calendar
Fixed and moving feasts calculated for the current year. Liturgical dates can differ slightly between dioceses; check with your parish.