Our venerable and God-bearing Father '''Maron of Syria''' (also '''Maro''' and '''Maroun''') was a 5th century [[hermit ]] who lived near the Orontes River at Cyrrhus (in the Levant). His [[feast day]] in the Church is [[February 14]].
==History==
==Sources==
*[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maron&oldid=14468370 Wikipedia:Maron]]
*''Blackwell Dictionary of Eastern Christianity'', p. 305
*''The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (3rd ed.)'', pp. 1040-1041
==External link==
*[http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?SID=4&ID=1&FSID=100524 Venerable Maron the Hermit of Syria] ([[OCA]])
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[[Category:Monastics]]
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[[ar:مارون السوري]]