Maronite Catholics

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Lebanese_diaspora
Lebanese politics
Lebanese identity
gptkbp:branch Catholic Church
gptkbp:clergyCelibacy married priests allowed
gptkbp:communionWith gptkb:Pope
gptkbp:currentPatriarch gptkb:Bechara_Boutros_al-Rahi
gptkbp:diaspora gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:France
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature maintain own liturgy
never formally broke communion with Rome
use Syriac and Arabic in liturgy
gptkbp:ecclesiasticalHierarchy Patriarch, bishops, priests, deacons
gptkbp:ecumenicalRelations gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:other_Eastern_Catholic_Churches
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Maronite Catholics
gptkbp:leaderTitle gptkb:Pope
gptkbp:liturgicalCalendar gptkb:Maronite_liturgical_year
gptkbp:mainCathedral gptkb:Bkerké,_Lebanon
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Syriac
gptkbp:majorCouncilParticipation gptkb:Second_Vatican_Council
gptkbp:majorFeastDay gptkb:Feast_of_Saint_Maron
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Saint_Maron
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:monastery
gptkb:Saint_Charbel_Makhlouf
gptkb:Saint_Nimatullah_Kassab
gptkb:Saint_Rafqa
devotion to the Virgin Mary
use of Aramaic in liturgy
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Levant
gptkbp:patriarchate gptkb:Patriarchate_of_Antioch
gptkbp:populationEstimate over 3 million
gptkbp:province gptkb:Maronite_Catholic_Patriarchate_of_Antioch
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Holy_See
gptkbp:region gptkb:Cyprus
gptkb:Israel
gptkb:Lebanon
gptkb:Palestine
gptkb:Syria
gptkb:diaspora
gptkbp:religiousOrder gptkb:Maronite_Monks
gptkbp:rite gptkb:West_Syriac_Rite
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chaldean_Catholics
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6