DID YOU KNOW THAT THE MARONITES ARE IN COMMUNION WITH THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH? The Maronites are an ethno-religious Christian group primarily based in Lebanon, with communities in Syria, Cyprus, and the diaspora. They are part of the Maronite Church, an Eastern Catholic Church that follows the West Syriac Rite and is in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church. ORIGINS AND HISTORY • The Maronites trace their origins to Saint Maron, a 4th-century Syriac monk who emphasized an ascetic and m