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Maronite

Member of a Christian sect deriving from refugee Monothelites (Christian heretics) of the 7th century. They were subsequently united with the Roman Catholic Church and number about 400,000 in Lebanon and Syria, with an equal number scattered in southern Europe and the Americas.



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The ceremony was led by Father Khalil Alwan, secretary general of the Assembly of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon, who represented Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Butros Sfeir.
Marking the 35th anniversary of ESCWA foundation, a musical concert took place under the title of "The East and the West meet amidst Jean Sebastian Bakh's music" at Saint Gerges Maronite Cathedral in downtown Beirut, at the invitation of Regional Committee Executive Secretary Badr Al-Dafaa, and German "Youth Musicians Podium" Institution.
Hariri met with anti-Syrian Maronite leader of the Phalange party Amin Gemayel on Wednesday as part of consultations with his allies, the Beirut daily AN NAHAR reported Thursday.
 
 
 
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