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Maron, also called Maroun or Maro (Syriac: ܡܪܘܢ, Mārōn; Arabic: مَارُون, Mārūn; Latin: Maron; Ancient Greek: Μάρων), was a 4th-century Syriac Christian hermit monk in the Taurus Mountains whose followers, after his death, founded a religious Christian movement that became known as the Maronite Church, in full communion with the Holy See and the Catholic Church. [5]
There is also a small Maronite Christian community in Syria. In 2017, the Annuario Pontificio reported that 3,300 people belonged to the Archeparchy of Aleppo, 15,000 in the Archeparchy of Damascus and 45,000 in the Eparchy of Lattaquié). [73] In 2015, the BBC placed the number of Maronites in Syria at between 28,000 and 60,000. [74]
St. Maron: Russian orthodox icon Remains of the arch of Brad Cathedral north of Aleppo, where Saint Maron's tomb was attached Maron , a fourth-century monk and a contemporary and friend of John Chrysostom , left Antioch for the Orontes River in modern-day Syria to lead an ascetic life, following the traditions of Anthony the Great of the Desert ...
His paternal grandfather, Prince Alidipas, was the nephew of Carloman, a Frankish Prince, and governed Antioch. John was educated in Antioch and the Monastery of Saint Maron, studying mathematics, sciences, philosophy, theology, philology and scripture. He became a monk at the monastery, adding the name Maron to his own.
The Eparchy of Latakia or Latakia of the Maronites (in Latin: Eparchia Laodicenus Maronitarum) is a Maronite Church ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Catholic Church in Syria. As of 2011 [update] , there were 35,000 [ citation needed ] members.
The Monastery of Saint Maron (Syriac: Deir Mar Maroun), also called the Cave of the Monks, is an ancient cavern initially developed as a refuge structure by the Romans and later used as a Maronite monastery and carved out of solid rock in the side of a cliff.
On the Feb. 3 episode of WTF With Marc Maron, Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan looked back at his first movie, 1984's Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. ... How Syria is reopening to tourists. News.
Following the battle, John Maron established the new headquarters of the Maronite Patriarchate in Kfarhay where he enshrined the relic of Saint Maron’s skull. Kfarhay remained the patriarch’s residence until 938 and still exists along with the relic. [14] [15] The battle also led to improved relations between the Umayyads and Maronites.