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Maronite Church
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Maronite Church
The
Syriac Maronite Church of Antioch
( ; ; )
al-Kanīsa al-Anṭākiyya al-Suryāniyya al-Mārūniyya
is an
Eastern Catholic Church
in
full communion
with the
Pope
, Bishop of Rome. It traces its heritage back to the community founded by
Marun
, a 4th-century
Syriac
monk
venerated as a
saint
. The first
Maronite Patriarch
,
Saint John Maron
, was elected in the late 7th century. It is currently headed by Maronite Patriarch
Bechara Boutros al-Rahi
, headquartrered in
Bkerké
, Lebanon, who was also appointed
Cardinal
in November 2012, by
Pope Benedict XVI
.
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