An Introduction to the Maronite Faith

Azize, Joseph

ISBN 10: 1925501566 / ISBN 13: 9781925501568

Published by Connor Court Publishing Pty Ltd, 2017

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Introduction to the Maronite Faith
• Publisher: Connor Court Publishing Pty Ltd
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1925501566
• ISBN 13: 9781925501568
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

What is the Maronite Catholic faith? It is a Church which professes the same creed as the Universal Catholic Church. It is an expression of the revelation and sacramental dispensation of Our Lord Jesus Christ, addressed to a people who shared the Aramaic language and culture of the Semitic world into which He Himself was born. If we think of it as a tree, then its seed was planted by the teaching of Our Lord Jesus Christ, as passed on through His apostles. In the person of St Maroun of Syria, that seed put down roots. Then, through his disciples, who journeyed to Lebanon, a sapling shot up from the soil of Lebanon. Finally, a full-grown cedar appeared, tended by St Yuhanna Maroun (a monk from a Syrian monastery named after St Maroun), who was elected Patriarch of Antioch to preserve the Christian faith. -- From the Introduction

About the Author

Joseph Azize (Fr Yuhanna Azize) is a Maronite Catholic priest serving at Our Lady of Lebanon Co-Cathedral, Harris Park, and is research officer at the Chancery (the bishop's office). He has authored or co-authored another eight books and many academic articles, especially on religious topics. He is an honorary associate in Studies in Religion at the University of Sydney, and an adjunct Associate Professor in Theology and Ancient History at Notre Dame University, Australia.