Christianity spread slowly in Lebanon due to pagans who resisted conversion, but it ultimately spread throughout the country. Even after centuries of living under Muslim Empires, Christianity remains the dominant faith of the Mount Lebanon region …

2024年10月8日 · The latest figures show that Lebanon remains about 70% Muslim and about 30% Christian, according to a 2022 international religious freedom report by the U.S. Department of State — a far...

2024年9月25日 · Cyprus has the largest proportion of Christians in the Middle East, but Lebanon comes in second. According to a 2020 estimate reported in the CIA World Factbook, Christians are 32.4% of the...

2011年10月11日 · Lebanon is the only Middle Eastern country where Christians were once dominant and retain considerable political power. The country fought a civil war from 1975 …

2024年9月28日 · At the time of Lebanon’s independence in 1943, Christians, primarily Maronites, were the majority, making Lebanon the only Christian-majority nation in the region outside of Israel. Lebanon was established with a unique political system unlike any other in the Middle East.

2024年10月8日 · The latest figures show that Lebanon remains about 70% Muslim and about 30% Christian, according to a 2022 international religious freedom report by the U.S. Department of State — a far...

2024年9月11日 · Christian roots in Lebanon are deep and strongly intertwined with the country’s history, politics, and cultural identity. From churches to monasteries to pilgrimage sites, Christianity in Lebanon is visible all throughout the land of cedars.

2024年12月27日 · Who are Lebanon’s Christians? The majority — over half — of Lebanon’s Christians belong to the Maronite Church, an Eastern Catholic rite in full communion with the pope. There are about 3.5 million Maronites worldwide.

Christians Lebanon’s Christian population, historically a dominant political force, remains a significant part of the electorate. The Christian category is diverse, including Maronites, Greek Orthodox, Catholics, Armenians (Apostolics and Catholics), …

2024年8月9日 · In a stark departure from the destructive war of 2006, which had political and partly Christian motivations and revealed deep divisions among Christians, Lebanon’s Christian community today...