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Lebanese Greek Orthodox Christians
اللبنانيين المسيحيين الروم الأرثوذكس
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Nancy Ajram • Fairuz • Cyrine Abdelnour • Nassim Nicholas Taleb • Fawaz Gerges • Elie Mitri • Charles Debbas • Charles Malik • Antun Saadeh • Assaad Hardan • Elias Murr • Michel Georges Sassine • Elias Khoury
Total population
1,600,000 [citation needed]
Regions with significant populations
 Lebanon350,000-400,000
 Argentina250,000
 Brazil250,000
 United States250,000
 Syria250,000
 Mexico100,000
 Australia100,000
 Canada95,000
 France45,000
Languages
Vernacular:
Lebanese Arabic
Historical:
Koine Greek
Foreign:
French and English
Diaspora:
French, English, Spanish, Portuguese
Religion
Christianity (Greek Orthodox)
Related ethnic groups
Other Lebanese & Levantine Arabs  • Ghassanids Arabs  • Phoenicians  • Byzantine Greeks
An estimate of the area distribution of Lebanon's main religious groups

Orthodox Christianity in Lebanon refers to adherents of the Eastern Orthodox Church in Lebanon, which is the second largest Christian denomination in the country.

History

Lebanese Greek Orthodox Christians have a long and continuous association with Greek Orthodox Churches in European countries like Greece, Cyprus, Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Serbia and Romania. The church exists in many parts of the Arab world and Greek Orthodox Christians have often been noted for pan-Arab or pan-Syrian leanings; historically, it has had less dealings with Western countries than the Maronite Church. In present-day Lebanon, the Greek Orthodox have become increasingly urbanized, and form a major part of the commercial and professional class of Beirut. Many other are found in the Koura and also in Akkar, Batroun, Matn, Aley, Zahlé, Miniyeh-Danniyeh, Hasbaya, Baabda, Marjeyoun, Tripoli, Rashaya, Jbeil and Zgharta.[citation needed] Cities and towns with a majority Greek Orthodox population in Lebanon are Achrafieh, Amioun, El Mina, Miniara, Cheikh Mohammad, Anfeh, Deddeh, Kousba, Kfaraakka, Brummana, Marjayoun, Deir Mimas, Mansourieh, Bteghrine, Dbayeh, Dhour El Choueir, Ras el Matn, Souk El Gharb, Bhamdoun, Niha Bekaa, Rachaya Al Foukhar and Rashaya. Cities and towns with an important Greek Orthodox minority are Ras Beirut, Tripoli, Zahleh, Halba, Batroun, Bikfaya, Baskinta, Antelias, Aley, Bechamoun, Machgara, Hasbaya and others.[citation needed] They are highly educated and well-versed in finance.[citation needed] The Greek Orthodox church has often served as a bridge between Lebanese Christians and the Arab countries. The Lebanese Greek Orthodox Christians are believed to constitute about 8% of the total population of Lebanon,[1][2] including the Palestinian Greek Orthodox community, many of whom have been given Lebanese citizenship. The Deputy Speaker of Parliament and the Deputy Prime Minister in Lebanon are obligated to be Greek Orthodox.[3] Within the Lebanese context, especially political, the group is seen as an ethnoreligious group. [4][5]

The political parties, supported by the community are the Syrian Social Nationalist Party, the Lebanese Communist Party, the Free Patriotic Movement, the Marada Movement, the Lebanese Forces, the Kataeb, the Democratic Left Movement and the Future Movement.

Notable Greek Orthodox figures in Lebanon

  • Saint George Orthodox Cathedral in Downtown Beirut
    Saint George Orthodox Cathedral in Downtown Beirut
  • The St. Georges Greek-Orthodox Cathedral on Nejme Square
    The St. Georges Greek-Orthodox Cathedral on Nejme Square

See also

References

  1. ^ Lebanon – International Religious Freedom Report 2010 U.S. Department of State. Retrieved on 14 February 2010.
  2. ^ Lebanon - July-December, 2010 International Religious Freedom Report U.S. Department of State. Retrieved on 01 June 2012.
  3. ^ Harb, Imad (March 2006). "Lebanon's Confessionalism: Problems and Prospects". USIPeace Briefing. United States Institute of Peace. Archived from the original on 9 July 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
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  5. ^ [2]
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