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On the ecclesiastical level, between 2003 and 2006, the Maronite Church experienced an exceptional event: The Maronite Patriarchal Synod, which was the largest Maronite synod since 1736 in terms of participation, topics and decisions.
Historically centered in Lebanon and Syria, the Maronite church was formed by Syriac Christians who developed their own hierarchy and traditions from the mid-fourth century onwards. During the Islamic conquest, Maronites retreated to the mountains in Lebanon.
The Maronite Church, the venerable and ancient Eastern Catholic Church sui iuris, has fostered with great joy and care the union with the Bishop of Rome, and this is a strong witness of faith in Christ and in the diversity of its traditions.
Aug 20, 2015 · Maronite holy men and women, like their hermitic predecessors, lived and prayed alone, carving hermitages in the rock, inaccessible to predators but accessible to those seeking counsel. Thus for more than two centuries the Maronite Church endured in mountainous isolation.
The Maronite Church is rooted in the asceticism of the desert saints from Asia Minor, Egypt, Palestine and Syria — provinces of the Roman Empire that eventually evolved into Byzantium when Constantine moved the capital of the empire to the Greek port of Byzantium.
Maronite Church. Maronites follow Eastern Orthodox ritual practices while maintaining its allegiance to Roman Catholicism. It is prominent in modern day Lebanon.
The Maronite Church is an Eastern Catholic sui iuris particular church in full communion with the pope and the worldwide Catholic Church, with self-governance under the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches.
