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Term

Maronites

Eastern rite Christians in the Levant who adhere to the Church of Rome while maintaining they have always retained perfect Orthodoxy.

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Definition

Eastern rite Christians, who are distributed in Lebanon, Syrian, Palestine, and Egypt. They believe they have constantly retained perfect Orthodoxy, though they adhere to the Church of Rome.

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  1. 1.Jerald C. Brauer and B. A. Gerrish, ed. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971). 527Original citation: Brauer, Jerald C., and B. A. Gerrish, eds. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971, 527.

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