Mariamite Maronite Order (O.M.M.) is a
Catholic religious order
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in the
Maronite Church
The Maronite Church is an Eastern Catholic ''sui iuris'' particular church in full communion with the pope and the worldwide Catholic Church, with self-governance under the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches. The current head of the Maro ...
, an
Eastern Catholic
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particular church
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in
Lebanon
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belonging to the
Catholic Church
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. OMM was established in 1695 in Qadisha Valley (Holy Valley) in North Lebanon, and since then it grew and expended to have different monasteries and centers in Lebanon, Egypt, Italy, Argentine, Uruguay, Australia, United Arab States and the USA (Ann Arbor, Michigan). Historically OMM had established monasteries also in Syria, Turkey, Sudan, Ghana, France ... but had to close these centers down for different reasons.
Currently there are about 100 religious in OMM, spread in its different monasteries and institutions (schools, university (NDU Lebanon https://www.ndu.edu.lb). Men interested in joining the OMM religious life are encouraged to contact Saint Serge & Bacchus monastery, Ashkoot, Kiserwan, Lebanon.
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Maronite orders and societies