Antonin Maronite Order

The Antonin Maronite Order (known also as Antonins or Mar Chaya Monks) is a monastic order among 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 Chaya, Lebanon by Maronite Patriarch Gabriel Al Blouzani from Blaouza (1704-1705).
Its name comes from the Arabic Antouniyah (), Saint Anthony monks. They are also called Mar Chaaya monks (), 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==
* Monastery of Mar Sarkis, Ehden
* Maronite Church
==External links==
* Antonins Official website of the Antonin Maronite Order, Last reviewed on 10 November 2007.
* Baladites Official website of the Lebanese Maronite Order
* Aleppians Official Website of the Maronite Mariamite Order Arabic
==References==
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Category:Religious organizations established in 1700
Category:Christian religious orders established in the 17th century
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