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https://www.oeuvre-orient.fr/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/semi-or.jpg1135325The Maronite Church owes its name to Saint Maroun (d. 410), a Syriac ascetic from the Orontes Valley. The original community distinguished itself at the Council of Chalcedon (451) by remaining the only Syriacs faithful to its doctrine. The Maronites consider themselves to have always been faithful to Rome. Having taken refuge in the Qadisha […]