The
Greek Orthodox Christians in Lebanon make up only 5% of the total
population in the country. By stating Greek Orthodox it should be made
clear that they are not Greek by nationality but Lebanese, and Rum by
ethnicity, who belong to the Greek Orthodox Church headed
by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch, now residing in
Damascus. Yet for a tiny religious minority group, the Lebanese Greek
Orthodox, boast the only Greek Orthodox University in the world, which
even Greece with a 98% Orthodox population does not have. At the same
time, they run the Balamand Orthodox Theological Faculty, with students
coming from Lebanon, Syria and other Arabic-speaking countries. The
learning of the Ancient and Modern Greek language is obligatory and many
professors are from Greece. In addition they have over 300 churches and
monasteries ,divided up in 6 Bishopric districts. They live mostly in
the region of Koura in northern Lebanon where they form a relatively
important community, we find the Greek-Orthodox in the cities and the
urban centers. In Beirut, the capital, they occupy a very important
position. They are represented, on the one hand, by the poor,
industrious and traditionalist people, in general, and on the other
hand, by a kind of money aristocracy made of bankers, big tradespeople
and the self-liberal professions: politics, press. The famous Lebanese
singer Fairuz, and her family, belong to the Greek Orthodox cummunity.
Many Greek Orthodox are also found in the southeast and northeast of
Lebanon, near Tripoli.The
Greek-Orthodox believe that they represent the Byzantine Oriental
Empire and Church and feel they are more oriental than the Muslims
themselves. They fully adopt the thesis on Arabism and secularism. The
Greek Orthodox are wedded and feel a part of the Middle East, unlike the
Maronites who by and large feel that they owe their allegiance to Paris
and Rome. Also, the Latin Crusades victimized the Byzantine Orthodox
Church as well as the Muslims and this created a bond and an affinity
between them. The Orthodox minority in Lebanon tends to identify with
their brethren in Syria. They will not be ready to go to war for a
Christian Lebanon, which is for a Lebanon smaller than it is today, and
detached from the Arab League. On the contrary, they would probably not
be opposed to a Lebanon united to Syria, as this would contribute to
strengthening their own community and the Orthodox community throughout
the region... In fact, there are more Orthodox Christians in Syria than
in Lebanon, and the Orthodox in Syria and Lebanon together are more
numerous than the Maronites. Τρίτη 8 Απριλίου 2025
H ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΟΡΘΟΔΟΞΙΑ ΣΤΟ ΛΙΒΑΝΟ - GREEK ORTHODOXY IN LEBANON
The
Greek Orthodox Christians in Lebanon make up only 5% of the total
population in the country. By stating Greek Orthodox it should be made
clear that they are not Greek by nationality but Lebanese, and Rum by
ethnicity, who belong to the Greek Orthodox Church headed
by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch, now residing in
Damascus. Yet for a tiny religious minority group, the Lebanese Greek
Orthodox, boast the only Greek Orthodox University in the world, which
even Greece with a 98% Orthodox population does not have. At the same
time, they run the Balamand Orthodox Theological Faculty, with students
coming from Lebanon, Syria and other Arabic-speaking countries. The
learning of the Ancient and Modern Greek language is obligatory and many
professors are from Greece. In addition they have over 300 churches and
monasteries ,divided up in 6 Bishopric districts. They live mostly in
the region of Koura in northern Lebanon where they form a relatively
important community, we find the Greek-Orthodox in the cities and the
urban centers. In Beirut, the capital, they occupy a very important
position. They are represented, on the one hand, by the poor,
industrious and traditionalist people, in general, and on the other
hand, by a kind of money aristocracy made of bankers, big tradespeople
and the self-liberal professions: politics, press. The famous Lebanese
singer Fairuz, and her family, belong to the Greek Orthodox cummunity.
Many Greek Orthodox are also found in the southeast and northeast of
Lebanon, near Tripoli.The
Greek-Orthodox believe that they represent the Byzantine Oriental
Empire and Church and feel they are more oriental than the Muslims
themselves. They fully adopt the thesis on Arabism and secularism. The
Greek Orthodox are wedded and feel a part of the Middle East, unlike the
Maronites who by and large feel that they owe their allegiance to Paris
and Rome. Also, the Latin Crusades victimized the Byzantine Orthodox
Church as well as the Muslims and this created a bond and an affinity
between them. The Orthodox minority in Lebanon tends to identify with
their brethren in Syria. They will not be ready to go to war for a
Christian Lebanon, which is for a Lebanon smaller than it is today, and
detached from the Arab League. On the contrary, they would probably not
be opposed to a Lebanon united to Syria, as this would contribute to
strengthening their own community and the Orthodox community throughout
the region... In fact, there are more Orthodox Christians in Syria than
in Lebanon, and the Orthodox in Syria and Lebanon together are more
numerous than the Maronites.
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