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Also known as O.A.M., OAM

The Antonins, known formally as the Antonin Maronite Order (; abbreviated OAM), is a monastic order of pontifical right for men in the Maronite Church. The order was founded on August 15, 1700, in the Monastery of Mar Chaaya, Lebanon, by Maronite Patriarch Gabriel of Blaouza (1704-1705).

Key facts

Organization.abbreviation
OAM
Organization.full_name
Antonin Maronite Order
Organization.founder
Gabriel of Blaouza
Organization.type
Monastic order of pontifical right for men
Organization.headquarters
Couvent St. Roch, Beirut, Lebanon
Organization.membership
176 members (153 priests)
Organization.membership_year
2017
Organization.leader_title2
Superior General
Organization.leader_name2
Maroun Abou Jaoude, OAM
Organization.parent_organization
Maronite Church

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Official website
www.antonins.org/fr
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inception
1700-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • See also
  • Maronite Religious Institutes (Orders)
  • Melkite Religious Institutes (Orders)
  • References

The Antonins, known formally as the Antonin Maronite Order (; abbreviated OAM), is a monastic order of pontifical right for men in the Maronite Church. The order was founded on August 15, 1700, in the Monastery of Mar Chaaya, Lebanon, by Maronite Patriarch Gabriel of Blaouza (1704-1705).

Its name comes from the Arabic Antouniyah (). 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 Maronite congregations of monks alongside the Baladites and Aleppians.

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