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Maron (also Maroun or Maro; Syriac: ܡܪܝ ܡܪܘܢ Mor(y) Morōn; Arabic: مار مارون) was a 5th-century Syriac Christian monk whose followers after his death founded a religious Christian movement that became known as the Maronites. The religious community which grew from this movement is the Maronite Church.Saint Maroun was known for his missionary work and his teachings of Christian monotheism. He was a priest that later became a hermit.
