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  Patriarch of Antioch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Patriarch of Antioch is a traditional title carried by the Bishop of Antioch.
In consideration of this and its ancient origins, the Patriarchs of Antioch were considered the most senior of the various Patriarchs of Christendom, which included those of the Patriarch of Jerusalem, the Patriarch of Constantinople, the Patriarch of Alexandria, and the Patriarch of Rome.
Nasrallah Sfeir is the leader of the Maronite Church, an Eastern Catholic Church that is in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church and uses the Antiochene liturgy.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Patriarch_of_Antioch   (896 words)

  
 maronite patriarchs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Patriarch Hobeish insisted upon the application of the Code of the Lebanese Council in 1736, Especially as regards to the religious instruction and preaching, and the encouragement of seminaries for the education of the clergy.
Patriarch Hoyek was succeeded by Archbishop Anthony Areeda of Tripoli in 1932.
At the death of Patriarch Areeda in 1955, the Vatican bypassed an election by the Maronite bishops and appointed the Archbishop of Tyre, Paul Meouchi, as Patriarch.
www.maronitechurch.org.uk /patriarchs/patriarchs.html   (7256 words)

  
 Maronite Patriarchs
Amir Haydar Abi-Lama was chosen by the Patriarch to be the governor of the Maronite district.
Patriarch Hoyek was born and raised in Helta- Kefar-Hay Batrun in the vicinity of the headquarters of the first Maronite Patriarch, Saint John Maron whom Patriarch Hoyek resembled with his strong and energetic character, his ardent apostolic zeal, his intellectual power, his solid evangelical virtues and his wise leadership.
Patriarchal Vicar and Secretary of the Maronite Patriarchate.
www.kobayat.org /data/maronites/patriarchs.htm   (5694 words)

  
 Maronites
The Maronite Church is divided into nine dioceses: Gibail and Batrun (60,000 souls); Beirut and one part of the Lebanon (50,000); Tyre and Sidon (47,000); Baalbek and Kesraouan (40,000); Tripoli (35,000); Cyprus and another part of the Lebanon (30,000); Damascus and Hauran (25,000); Aleppo and Cilicia (5000); Egypt (7000).
In the patriarchate of Sergius Risius, the successor of Michael, the Jesuit Jerome Dandini, by order of Clement VIII, directed a general council of the Maronites at Kannobin in 1616, which enacted twenty-one canons, correcting abuses and effecting reforms in liturgical matters; the liturgical reforms of the council of 1596, however, were extremely moderate.
In the next patriarchal reign, that of Joseph Peter Stefani, a certain Anna Agsmi founded a congregation of religious women of the Sacred Heart; the Holy See suppressed the congregation and condemned its foundress, who, by means of her reputation for sanctity, was disseminating grave errors.
www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/m/maronites.html   (5165 words)

  
 Download Info of - Maronite   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Maronites (Marunoye ܡܪܘܢܝܐܶ; in Syriac language, Mâruniyya مارونية in Arabic language) are members of an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Papacy of the Roman Catholic Church.
Maronites are Arabic -speaking Christians, though, like most Lebanese people, their ethnic background is a mix of Phoenicia n, Assyrians, and other Levant ine/West Semitic roots, with some Greeks and European elements that may have stemmed from the Crusades or earlier.
The head of the Maronite Church is the List of Maronite Patriarchs of Antioch, who is elected by the bishops of the Maronite church and now resides in Bkirki, north of Beirut.
maronite.en.cwap.org   (3007 words)

  
 Kadisha Valley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The valley hosts some of the most ancient Christian monastic communities of the Middle East, including Deir Qannubin (دﺍﻴﺮ ﻗﻨﻮﺒﻴﻦ), which used to be the See of the Maronite Patriarch, Deir Mar Elisha (دﺍﻴﺮ ﻤﺎﺮ ﺃﻠﻴﺸﻊ) and Deir Mar Antonios Qozhaya (دﺍﻴﺮ ﻤﺎﺮﺍﻨطﻮﻨﻴﻮﺱ ﻗﺰﺤﻴﺎ).
It has been suggested that many Maronite communities found a shelter in the Kadisha Valley during the tenth century CE, when they fled their original areas of settlement in the Orontes Valley.
In 1998 the area of Kadisha Valley was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List [1].
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kadisha_valley   (229 words)

  
 Eastern Patriarchates   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Treaty of Devol between Antioch and the Byzantine Empire restored the Greek patriarch, though it was never enforced and the Greek patriarch continued to be resident at Constantinople.
A Latin Patriarch continued to be appointed until the capture of the city by the Mamluks in 1268.
Patriarch Mar Shimun IV Bassidi ruled that his office would only pass to members of his own family (to a nephew, since the Patriarch was celibate).
www.hostkingdom.net /orthodox.html   (1948 words)

  
 History of the Maronite Patriarchate
In the year 518, the Patriarch of Antioch, Severius, was deposed from his see for having denied the two distinct natures in Christ and for rejecting the decrees of the Council of Chalcedon.
The sojourn of the Maronite Patriarchs in the district of Jbeil lasted for 502 years, that is to say, from 938 to 1440 A.D. Thirty-four Patriarchs resided there, whose names are to be found in a list compiled by Patriarch DOUAIHY and published in 1902 by Rashid SHARTOUNI.
For three centuries the Maronites were cut off from the rest of the world, blockaded with in their mountains; and when the Crusaders swarmed into the East, their discovery of the Maronites came as a surprise.
www.opuslibani.org.lb /egliseeng/002/antioch1.html   (6017 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Patriarch and Patriarchate
On the other hand, the existence of several Catholic patriarchs of the same see, for instance, the Melchite, Jacobite, Maronite, and Latin titulars of Antioch, is a concession to the national feeling of Eastern Christians, or, in the case of the Latin, a relic of the crusades that archæologically can hardly be justified.
The pope as Patriarch of the West (this is the commonest form; "Patriarch of Rome", or "Latin Patriarch" also occur) rules all Western Europe from Poland to Illyricum (the Balkan Peninsula), Africa west of Egypt, all other lands (America, Australia) colonized from these lands and all Western (Latin) missionaries and dwellers in the East.
(6) the Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldees.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/11549a.htm   (5471 words)

  
 Maronite Links
List of Maronite Patriarchs - Patriarch and Patriarchate - The Maronites - San Maron and Los Maronitas
MARI is a private non-profit organization founded to witness to Jesus Christ and His teachings; support the Maronite Church, notably the Patriarch in Lebanon; strengthen ties and promote cooperation between the Maronites in Lebanon and the Maronites of the countries of emigration; and promote research and publish writings on the Maronites.
Opus Libani is a research center that is initiated by the Secretary General of the Assembly of the Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon.
www.kobayat.org /maronites.htm   (1216 words)

  
 Religious - Christian - Middle East Areas Adjacent to the Balkan Peninsula and the Caucasus Region
Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East, Damascus, Syria.
Patriarch Ignatius Zakka I Iwas Prince Patriarch of Antioch and All the East Supreme Head of the Universal Syrian Orthodox Church.
Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem Parishes in Palestine, Jordan, and Israel.
learning.lib.vt.edu /slav/relig_chr_mideast.html   (4563 words)

  
 Qornet Shehwan Gathering More Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
It was founded on April 30, 2001 by total of 29 individuals, representing political parties and civic organizations, as well as independents, with the blessing of the Maronite List of Maronite Patriarchs Nasrallah Cardinal Sfeir.
Even Patriarch Sfeir retreated from his earlier endorsement of the group (under government pressure, some allege) to a less partisan stance.
Parties, and their respective members, are listed alphabetically, except for the leader of the party who, if a Qornet participant, is placed at the top of his or her party's list.
qornet.shehwan.gathering.en.new-news.info   (797 words)

  
 Patriarchs- List of Maronite Patriarchs throughout history
Maronite Patriarchs during the Mamlook Period (1268 AD - 1516 AD)
Maronite Patriarchs before independance of Lebanon(1918 AD - 1943 AD)
4- Maronite Patriarchs during the Arab-Israeli War (1948 AD ---- ???)
www.maronite-heritage.com /html/patriarchs.html   (71 words)

  
 List of Patriarch lists - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a directory of patriarchs across various Christian denominations.
List of Patriarchs of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
This page was last modified 08:02, 1 August 2006.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Patriarch_lists   (67 words)

  
 List of Lebanon-related topics - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The following is a list of people, places, things, and concepts related to or originating from Lebanon.
Malik, Charles - Malik, Habib - Marada - Marada Brigade - Maronite - Middle East Airlines - Mikati, Najib - Military of Lebanon - Military action in Lebanon - Moawad, Nayla - Moawad, René - Mount Lebanon - Music of Lebanon
You can find it there under the keyword List_of_Lebanon-related_topics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Lebanon-related_topics)The list of previous authors is available here: version history (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Lebanon-related_topicsandaction=history).
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/List_of_Lebanon-related_topics   (597 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Maronites
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Of this number about 230,000 inhabit the Lebanon, forming nearly five-eighths of the population of that vilayet and the main constituent of the population in four out of seven kaïmakats, viz., those of Batrun, Kasrawan, Meten, and Gizzin (the Orthodox Greeks predominating in Koura, the Catholic Greeks in Zahlé, and the Druses in Shûf).
On the contrary, all the documents suggest that the monks of Beit-Marun embraced Monothelitism, and still adhered to that heresy even after the Council of 681, when the emperors had abjured it.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/09683c.htm   (5166 words)

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