Maronite

Maronites (Marunoye ܐܶܝܢܘܪܡ in Syriac, M?runiyya ??????? in Arabic) are members of one of the Eastern Rites of the Catholic church. Their heritage reaches back to St. Maron in the early 5th century. The first Maronite patriarch, St. John Maron, was appointed in the late 7th century. Today they are one of the main religious groups in Lebanon. Even though they are considered Arab Christians, ethnically speaking, they are mainly Syriac-Aramaeans with a mix of Phoenician, Crusader, and Greek.

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