- Antonin Maronite Order
The Antonin Maronite Order (known also as Antonins or Mar Chaya Monks) is a monk order among the Levantine Catholic
Maronite Church , which from the beginning has been specially amonastic Church. The order was founded on August 15, 1700 in the Monastery of Mar Chaya,Lebanon by Maronite Patriarch Gabriel Al Blouzani fromBlaouza (1704-1705).Its name comes from the Arabic "Antouniyah" ( _ar. الرهبنة الانطونية), "Saint Anthony" monks. It is also called "Mar Chaaya" monks ( _ar. رهبان مار شعيا), in reference to the Monastery hosting the see of their Superior General. It is one of the three Lebanese congregations of Saint
Anthony the Great monks alongside theBaladites andAleppians .ee also
* Monastery of
Mar Sarkis, Ehden
*Maronite Church External links
* Antonins [http://www.antonins.org/ Official website of the Antonin Maronite Order] , Last reviewed on 10 November 2007.
* Baladites [http://www.olm.org.lb/ Official website of the Lebanese Maronite Order]
* Aleppians [http://www.omm.org.lb/ Official Website of the Maronite Mariamite Order] "Arabic"References
*Catholic
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