Middle East

Lebanon

Lebanon is the Arab world's only majority-Christian nation and home to the ancient Maronite Catholic Church — a community that has shaped Lebanese identity, politics, and culture for fifteen centuries, now struggling to survive amid catastrophic economic collapse and mass emigration.

Lebanon
St. Maron (founder of the Maronite Church), St. Charbel Makhlouf (hermit monk), Bl. Rafqa (martyred nun), Bl. Nimatullah Kassab Al-Hardini
Lebanon
Feast of St. Maron (Feb 9) — Maronite National Feast; Feast of St. Charbel (Jul 24 and third Sunday of July); Our Lady of Lebanon (May, celebrated at Harissa shrine)
Catholic Population:
1.8 million
Percent Catholic:
35%
Church Status
Under Pressure
Primary Diocese:
Maronite Patriarchate of Antioch (Bkerke)

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