Antonin Maronite Order
The Antonin Maronite Order is a monastic order among the Levantine Catholic Maronite Church, which from the beginning has been specifically a monastic Church. The order was founded on August 15, 1700, in the Monastery of Mar Chaya, Lebanon by Maronite Patriarch Gabriel of Blaouza.
Its name comes from the Arabic Antouniyah, Saint Anthony monks. 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 Lebanese congregations of Saint Anthony the Great monks alongside the Baladites and Aleppians.
