Antonin Maronite Order

The Antonin Maronite Order (Latin: Ordo Antonianorum Maronitarum), known also as Antonins or Mar Chaya Monks is a monastic order of Pontifical Right for men in the Levantine Catholic Maronite Church, which from the beginning has been specifically a monastic Church. The order was founded on August 15, 1700, in the Monastery of Mar Chaaya, Lebanon by Maronite Patriarch Gabriel of Blaouza (1704-1705).

Antonin Maronite Order
Ordo Antonianorum Maronitarum (Latin)[1]
AbbreviationO.A.M. (post-nominal letters) [2]
NicknameMaronite[3]
FormationAugust 15, 1700 (1700-08-15)[4]
FounderGabriel of Blaouza
Founded atLebanon
TypeMonastic Order of Pontifical Right (for Men)[5]
HeadquartersCouvent St. Roch, Dekwaneh, B.P. 55035 Beirut, Lebanon
Coordinates41°54′4.9″N 12°27′38.2″E
Region served
Worldwide
Members
176 members (153 priests) as of 2017[6]
Motto
Latin:

English:
Abbot Jaoude Abou, O.A.M.
Parent organization
Maronite Catholic Church
Websitehttp://www.antonins.org/
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Its name comes from the Arabic Antouniyah (Arabic: الرهبنة الانطونية‎), Saint Anthony monks. 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 Lebanese congregations of Saint Anthony the Great monks alongside the Baladites and Aleppians.

See also

Maronite Religious Institutes (Orders)

Melkite Religious Institutes (Orders)

References
  1. "Antonin Maronite Order (O.A.M.)".
  2. "Antonin Maronite Order (O.A.M.)".
  3. "Antonin Maronite Order (Maronite Institute of Consecrated Life - Men) [Catholic-Hierarchy]".
  4. "Antonin Maronite Order (O.A.M.)".
  5. "Antonin Maronite Order (O.A.M.)".
  6. "Antonin Maronite Order (O.A.M.)".
  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Missing or empty |title= (help)


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