Maron
Monk and namesake of the Maronite Church / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Maron, also called Maroun or Maro (Syriac: ܡܪܘܢ, Mārūn; Arabic: مَارُون; Latin: Maron; Greek: Μάρων), was a 4th-century Syrian[5] Syriac Christian hermit monk in the Taurus Mountains whose followers, after his death, founded a religious Christian movement that became known as the Maronite Church, in full communion with the Holy See and the Catholic Church.[6] The religious community which grew from this movement are the modern Maronites.
Maron | |
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Born | Unknown Coele Syria, Eastern Roman Empire |
Died | 410 AD[1] Kalota, Coele Syria, Eastern Roman Empire |
Venerated in | Catholic Church (especially Maronite Church) Eastern Orthodox Church |
Feast | February 9 (Maronite Church)[2][3]
February 14 (Eastern Orthodox Church)[4] |
Maron, revered as a highly spiritual ascetic monk with a connection to God through his communion with the natural environment, garnered widespread respect within Christian circles. In addition to his emphasis on ascetic spirituality, he played an important role in advancing Christian missions in the region. One of his disciplines, Abraham of Cyrrhus, emerged as a missionary, successfully disseminating the Maronite variant of Christianity in Lebanon, which took root in the region and persisted ever since.[7]
Saint Maron is often portrayed in a black monastic habit with a hanging stole, accompanied by a long crosier staffed by a globe surmounted with a cross. His feast day in the Maronite Church is February 9.[2][3]