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Maron (other)
Saint Maron (died 410) was a Syriac Christian hermit monk. Maron may also refer to: People *Maron (surname) Fictional or mythological characters * Maron (mythology), son of Evanthes * Maron (character), Maron, a character in the ''Dragon Ball Z'' anime series * Maron Kusakabe, in the manga series ''Phantom Thief Jeanne'' * Cécile de Maron, in the German soap opera ''Verbotene Liebe'' Places * Mâron, Indre, France, a commune * Maron, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France, a commune * Máron, Crasna, Sălaj, Romania * Maron Island, Manus Province, Papua New Guinea Other uses * Maron (TV series), ''Maron'' (TV series), an American comedy TV series * Railway station on the Main Line in Thomas & Friends See also * * Marun (other) * Maroun (name), a list of people with the given name or surname * Marron (other) * Maroon (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maron
Maron, also called Maroun or Maro ( syr, ܡܪܘܢ, '; ar, مارون; la, Maron; grc-gre, Μάρων), was a 4th-century Syrian Syriac Christian hermit monk in the Taurus Mountains whose followers, after his death, founded a religious Christian movement that became known as the Syriac Maronite Church, in full communion with the Holy See and the Catholic Church. The religious community which grew from this movement are the modern Maronites. Saint Maron is often portrayed in a black monastic habit with a hanging stole, accompanied by a long crosier staffed by a globe surmounted with a cross. His feast day in the Maronite Church is February 9. Life Maron, born in what is now modern Syria, in the middle of the 4th century, was a priest who later became a hermit, retiring to the Taurus Mountains in the region of Cyrrhus, near Antioch. His holiness and miracles attracted many followers, and drew attention throughout the empire. John Chrysostom wrote to him around AD 405 express ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |