Maronite
noun
Mar·o·nite
ˈmer-ə-ˌnīt 
ˈma-rə-
: a member of a Uniate church chiefly in Lebanon having a Syriac liturgy and married clergy
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In recent days, video footage of Father Najib Amil, a Maronite Catholic priest in the mostly Christian village of Rmeich, Lebanon — about a mile, as the crow flies, from the Israeli border — has gone viral on social media.
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Lauren Frayer, NPR, 5 Apr. 2026
In his annual Easter homily, Patriarch Beshara al-Rai of Lebanon’s Maronite Church blamed both Hezbollah and Israel for the suffering wrought by the war.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
Maronite Catholics, an Eastern Catholic community that traces its roots to the fourth century, constitute the largest group among Lebanese Christians.
—Ramazan Kılınç, The Conversation, 9 Dec. 2025
Pope Leo attends a meeting with young people during a visit to the Maronite Patriarchate in Bkerke, north of the capital, Beirut, on Monday.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 3 Dec. 2025
Under Lebanon's power-sharing system, the country's president is always a Maronite Christian, the prime minister a Sunni Muslim and the parliamentary speaker a Shiite.
—CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
While Lebanon’s population is majority Muslim, the president of the country (currently Joseph Aoun) is by convention a Maronite Christian.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
President Joseph Aoun of Lebanon, a Maronite and former army general, had invited Leo to visit when the two met at the Vatican in June.
—New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Memorial Day weekend, May 23, 6 to 10 p.m. (limited menu only); May 24-25, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. St. Ephrem Maronite Catholic Church, 750 Medford Street, El Cajon.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2025
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Lauren Frayer, NPR, 5 Apr. 2026
In his annual Easter homily, Patriarch Beshara al-Rai of Lebanon’s Maronite Church blamed both Hezbollah and Israel for the suffering wrought by the war.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
Maronite Catholics, an Eastern Catholic community that traces its roots to the fourth century, constitute the largest group among Lebanese Christians.
—Ramazan Kılınç, The Conversation, 9 Dec. 2025
Pope Leo attends a meeting with young people during a visit to the Maronite Patriarchate in Bkerke, north of the capital, Beirut, on Monday.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 3 Dec. 2025
Under Lebanon's power-sharing system, the country's president is always a Maronite Christian, the prime minister a Sunni Muslim and the parliamentary speaker a Shiite.
—CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
While Lebanon’s population is majority Muslim, the president of the country (currently Joseph Aoun) is by convention a Maronite Christian.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
President Joseph Aoun of Lebanon, a Maronite and former army general, had invited Leo to visit when the two met at the Vatican in June.
—New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Memorial Day weekend, May 23, 6 to 10 p.m. (limited menu only); May 24-25, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. St. Ephrem Maronite Catholic Church, 750 Medford Street, El Cajon.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2025
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“Maronite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Maronite. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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