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| Died | 423 AD, Kefar-Nabo, Ol-Yambos, Lebanon |
| Venerated in | Maronite Church, Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | February 9 February 14 |
| Attributes | Priest, Hermit |
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St. Events By Place Western Roman Empire On the death of Honorius, Joannes, a primicerius notariorum Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Maronites ( الموارنة,, Syriac: ܡܪܘܢܝܐ, Latin: Ecclesia Maronitarum) are members of one of the Syriac The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Christianity has used symbols from its very beginnings Each Saint has a story and a reason why he or she led an exemplary life A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites in particular rites of sacrifice to and propitiation of a deity or deities A hermit (from the Greek ἔρημος erēmos, signifying " Desert " "uninhabited" hence "desert-dweller" adjective "eremitic" Maron also known as Saint Maroun, was a 5th century Syriac Christian monk who founded the Maronite spiritual movement. The 5th century is the period from 401 to 500 in accordance with the Julian calendar in Anno Domini / Common Era. The Aramean-Syriac people ( Syriac: arc [[arcܣܘܪܝܝܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ ܐܪܡܝܐ]]) are an Ethnic group who are widely A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth MONK is a Monte Carlo software package for simulating nuclear processes particularly for the purpose of determining the neutron multiplication factor or k-effective [1] The Church that grew from this movement is the Maronite Church. Maronites ( الموارنة,, Syriac: ܡܪܘܢܝܐ, Latin: Ecclesia Maronitarum) are members of one of the Syriac St. Maron was known for his missionary work, healing and miracles, and teachings of a monastic devotion to God.
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Background
St. Maron, born in the middle of the 4th century in Syria, was a priest who later became a hermit, retiring to a mountain of Taurus in the region of Cyrrhus, near Antioch. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 4th century (per the Julian calendar and Anno Domini / Common era) was that Century A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites in particular rites of sacrifice to and propitiation of a deity or deities A hermit (from the Greek ἔρημος erēmos, signifying " Desert " "uninhabited" hence "desert-dweller" adjective "eremitic" For the Taurus Mountains on the moon see Montes Taurus. For Mount Taurus outside Cold Spring New York, see Bull Hill. This article is about the city in ancient Syria for the city in ancient Macedon see Cyrrhus Macedonia Cyrrhus, Cyrrus, or Kyrros Antioch on the Orontes (Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Δάφνῃ Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Ὀρόντου or Ἀντιόχεια ἡ Μεγάλη Antiochia ad Orontem also [2] His holiness and miracles attracted many followers, and drew attention throughout the empire. St. John Chrysostom sent him a letter around AD 405 expressing his great love and respect, and asking St. This article refers to the Christian saint For other uses of the name see Chrysostomos. Maron to pray for him.
The Maronite movement
Maron is considered the Father of the spiritual and monastic movement now called the Maronite Catholic Church. Maronites ( الموارنة,, Syriac: ܡܪܘܢܝܐ, Latin: Ecclesia Maronitarum) are members of one of the Syriac This movement had a profound influence on Lebanon. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية St. Maron spent all of his life on a mountain in Syria. It is believed that the place was called "Kefar-Nabo" on the mountain of Ol-Yambos, making it the cradle of the Maronite movement.
The Maronite movement reached Lebanon when St. Maron's first disciple Abraham of Cyrrhus who was called the Apostle of Lebanon, realised that there were many non-christians in Lebanon, so he set out to convert them to Christianity by introducing them to the way of St. Maron. The followers of St. Maron, both monks and laity, always remained faithful to the teachings of the Catholic Church. St. Maron's feast day is celebrated on February 9 in Lebanon and in some Catholic Churches and on February 14 in Catholic Churches around the world. The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German
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Spirituality
Maron's way was deeply monastic with emphasis on the spiritual and ascetic aspects of living, contrasted by the fact that the 'Khoury,' or, 'priest' of the Maronite rite can marry. Saint Charbel, or Sharbel, (مار شربل May 8 1828 – December 24 1898) born as Youssef Antoun Makhlouf in Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès ( Arabic: رفقا بطرسيّة شبق ألريّس June 29, 1832 – March 23, 1914) also known Saint Nimattullah Kassab Al-Hardini was born in 1808 in Hardin, Lebanon. Phoenicia ( Phoenician: Phoenician nunsvg|12px|נ]]Phoenician nun The Crusades were a series of military campaigns of a religious character waged by much of Christian Europe against external and internal opponents The Lebanese Maronite Order (known also as Baladites or Valadites) is a monk order among the Levantine Catholic Maronite Church, which from the beginning The history of Lebanon is almost as old as the earliest evidence of humankind Lebanon is a Parliamentary democracy within the overall framework of confessionalism, in which the highest offices are proportionately reserved for representatives For St. Maron, all was connected to God and God was connected to all. He did not separate the physical and spiritual world and actually used the physical world to deepen his faith and spiritual experience with God.
St. Maron embraced the quiet solitude of the mountain life. He lived his life in open air exposed to the forces of nature such as sun, rain, hail and snow. His extraordinary desire to come to know God's presence in all things allowed St. Maron to transcend such forces and discover that intimate union with God. He was able to free himself from the physical world by his passion and fervour for prayer and enter into a mystical relationship of love with God.
Mission
St. Maron was a mystic who started this new ascetic-spiritual method that attracted many people in Syria and Lebanon to become his disciples. Accompanying his deeply spiritual and ascetic life, he was a zealous missionary with a passion to spread the message of Christ by preaching it to all he met. He sought not only to cure the physical ailments that people suffered, but had a great quest for nurturing and healing the "lost souls" of both non-christians and Christians of his time.
This missionary work came to fruition when in the mountains of Syria, St. Maron was able to convert a temple into a Christian Church. This was to be the beginning of the conversion to Christianity in Syria which would then influence and spread to Lebanon. After his death in the year 410 AD, his spirit and teachings lived on through his disciples.
Patronage
- Maronite Catholics
- The town of Volperino in Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest After being brought to Sassovivo Abbey in Foligno, St. The Abbey of Sassovivo is a Benedictine monastery in Umbria in central Italy. Foligno, (Latin Fulginiae Fulginium) is an ancient town of Italy in the Province of Perugia in east central Umbria, on the Topino river Maron's relics were kept for a long time in the tiny village of Volperino, before being translated in Saint Felicianus Cathedral church in Foligno. A relic is an object or a personal item of religious significance carefully preserved with an air of Veneration as a tangible memorial Saint Felician(us of Foligno (San Feliciano di Foligno (ca AD 160 - ca This article is about the history and organisation of the cathedral
- The Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn
See also
References
- ^ Saint Maron. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. James the Solitary was a Hermit saint of the fifth century and a student of St Opus Libani. Retrieved on 2008--02-15. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor
- ^ St. Maron's: Maronite History. St. Maron Parish of Cleveland. Retrieved on 2008--02-15. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor
External links
- Our Lady of Lebanon
- The Eastern Catholic Churches
- The Maronite Hermits
- German Homepage of Maronitische Christliche Union Deutschlands e.V. Arabic/German
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