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What is the difference between a Maronite church and Melkite church?
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Both "churches" are currently Rites within the Catholic Church. The Maronite Rite is consists of hte nation and church of most Arabic-speaking Syrians living in Lebanon. There are also individual churches of this rite found in Palestine, Cyprus, Egypt, and the United States. They have been in communion with Rome continuously since the Fifth Lateran council, they use the Rite of St. James in ancient Aramaic in their liturgy.
The Melkites are Byzantine Christians who remained faithful after the Council of Chalcedon (A.D. 451) when large numbers in the near East accepted the Monophysite heresy. They were briefly involved in the Greek Schism from the ninth to the eleventh centuries, but have been reunited with Rome since the eighteenth century. They follow the Byzantine Rite, mainly in the Arabic language.
extracted from Modern Catholic Dictionary byJohn A. Hardon, S.J. Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City, NY 1980
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What is Melkite Greek Catholic Church's population?
Melkite Greek Catholic Church's population is 1,600,000.
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What calendar do the Melkite Rite use?
hi thereWhat calender do they use for the Church's year? The Melkite Church uses the Gregorian calender there u go :D
Who were some of the Saints of the Melkite Catholic Church?
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Can a couple married in maronite church asking a divorce?
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Can a Mormon get married in a Maronite Church?
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Patron saints of the Maronite Church?
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Can a Roman Catholic receive communion at a Marians Church?
I have never heard of a Marians Church. Do you mean Maronite? The Maronite Rite is in full union with Rome and a Catholic Church. Yes, you may receive communion.
What are the similarities that Maronites have with the Roman Catholics?
Catholic AnswerRoman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is never used by the Catholic Church. .The Maronite Rite is a Catholic rite of the Catholic Church. Most people think of the Catholic Church as the Latin Rite as this is the largest. The Maronite Rite is one of the Eastern Rites from Lebanon. Their language is different, and their Mass or Liturgy is based on that of St. James. Of all the Eastern Rites, theirs is the most similar to the Latin Rite. But the question as asked "similarities between the Roman Catholic and Maronite" makes no sense as the Maronite Rite is part of the Catholic Church.
