Maronites in Cyprus

Part of a series of articles on the Maronites History History of Phoenicians Byzantine Empire  · Crusades Marada  · Mardaites History of Lebanon 1958 Lebanon crisis  · Lebanese Civil War Religious affiliation Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East Lebanese Maronite Order Mar Bechara Boutros Raï Politics Lebanese politics Lebanese nationalism Phoenicianism Kataeb Party  · March 14 Alliance Languages Cypriot Maronite Arabic  · Lebanese Arabic  · Aramaic Arabic Communities Cyprus · Israel · Lebanon · Jordan · Syria Diaspora v · Cyprus are members of the Maronite Church whose ancestors migrated from the Levant during the Middle Ages. They traditionally speak their own variety of Arabic in addition to Greek. As Eastern Catholics of the West Syrian Rite, they are in full communion with the Catholic Church of Rome. Legally defined in the Constitution of Cyprus as a religious group within the Greek Cypriot community, which they chose to join by vote just before independence alongside their fellow Roman Catholics of the Latin Rite and the Armenians, the Maronites maintain a notable presence on the island of around 4,800 people. While Maronites are part of the Greek Cypriot electoral register when voting for president and members of the house of representatives, they also vote for a special representative that is not an MP but corresponds to the now non functioning communal chambers of the Greek and Turkish communities. [1] 75% of Maronites live in Nicosia, 15% in Limassol, and 5% in Larnaca. Until the Turkish invasion of 1974, the town of Kormakitis was known as a centre of Maronite culture, but according to United Nations estimates only 165 Maronites remained in Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus in 2001.[2] See also Cypriot Maronite Arabic Lebanese Arabic Greek Cypriots Roman Catholicism in Cyprus Human rights in Northern Cyprus References ^ "Minority Languages in Education on Cyprus and Malta". Mercator-Education. Ljouwert/Leeuwarden: European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning. http://mercator-research.eu/minority-languages/Language-Factsheets/minority-languages-in-education-on-cyprus-and-malta-1. Retrieved 11 February 2010.  ^ Spinthourakis, Julia-Athena; et al. (November 2008). "Education Policies to Address Social Inequalities: Cyprus Country Report". Department of Elementary Education. University of Patras. p. 4. http://epasi.eu/CountryReportCY.pdf. Retrieved 11 February 2010.  External links A Reading in the History of the Maronites of Cyprus From the Eighth Century to the Beginning of British Rule Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу Maronite League Maronites in Israel Look at other dictionaries: Maronites — الموارنة ܡܪ̈ܘܢܝܐ …   Wikipedia Maronites — • History of the Maronite nation and Church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Maronites     Maronites     † …   Catholic encyclopedia Cyprus — • An island in the Eastern Mediterranean, at the entrance of the Gulf of Alexandretta Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Cyprus     Cyprus      …   Catholic encyclopedia Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation — (CyBC) Ραδιοφωνικό Ίδρυμα Κύπρου (PIK) Kıbrıs Radyo Yayın Kurumu (KRYK) Type Broadcast radio and television …   Wikipedia Cyprus dispute — Cyprus This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Cyprus Constitution Cyprus dispute …   Wikipedia Cyprus — This article is about the island sovereign state. For other uses, see Cyprus (disambiguation). Republic of Cyprus Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία (Greek) Kypriakí Dimokratía Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti (Turkish) …   Wikipedia Maronites in Israel —   Part of a series of articles on the Maronites …   Wikipedia Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation — Logo de la Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation Création 4 octobre 1953 (1953 10 04) (58 ans) …   Wikipédia en Français Demographics of Cyprus — Distribution of Turkish Cypriots (1891, 1911, 1931 …   Wikipedia Religion in Cyprus — Church of Ayios Lazaros in Larnaca Christians make up 78% of the Cypriot population. Most Greek Cypriots, and thus the majority of the population of Cyprus, are members of the Autocephalous Greek Orthodox Church of Cyprus (Church of Cyprus),… …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2025 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”