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Antonins

Antonins
Antonin Maronite Order
Latin: Ordo Antonianorum Maronitarum
AbbreviationOAM
Formation15 August 1700
(324 years ago)
 (1700-08-15)
FounderGabriel of Blaouza
TypeMonastic order of pontifical right for men
HeadquartersCouvent St. Roch, Beirut, Lebanon
Membership (2017)
176 members (153 priests)
Maroun Abou Jaoude, OAM
Parent organization
Maronite Church
Websiteantonins.org

The Antonins, known formally as the Antonin Maronite Order (Latin: Ordo Antonianorum Maronitarum; abbreviated OAM),[1] is a monastic order of pontifical right for men in the Maronite Church. The order was founded on August 15, 1700, in the Monastery of Mar Chaaya, Lebanon, by Maronite Patriarch Gabriel of Blaouza (1704-1705).

Its name comes from the Arabic Antouniyah (Arabic: الرهبنة الانطونية). They are also called Mar Chaaya monks (Arabic: رهبان مار شعيا), in reference to the monastery hosting the see of their superior general. It is one of the three Maronite congregations of monks alongside the Baladites and Aleppians.

See also

Maronite Religious Institutes (Orders)

Melkite Religious Institutes (Orders)

References

  1. ^ "Antonin Maronite Order (O.A.M.)". GCatholic. Retrieved 31 December 2021.

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