Antonins

The Antonins, known formally as the Antonin Maronite Order (Latin: Ordo Antonianorum Maronitarum; abbreviated OAM),^[1] 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).

Antonins

Antonin Maronite Order
Latin: Ordo Antonianorum Maronitarum
Abbreviation	OAM
Formation	15 August 1700 (324 years ago) (1700-08-15)
Founder	Gabriel of Blaouza
Type	Monastic order of pontifical right for men
Headquarters	Couvent St. Roch, Beirut, Lebanon
Membership	176 members (153 priests) (2017)
Superior General	Maroun Abou Jaoude, OAM
Parent organization	Maronite Church
Website	antonins.org

Its name comes from the Arabic Antouniyah (Arabic: الرهبنة الانطونية). They are also called Mar Chaaya monks (Arabic: رهبان مار شعيا), 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.

See also

• Mar Sarkis, Ehden
• Maronite Church

Maronite Religious Institutes (Orders)

• Baladites
• Aleppians
• Kreimists

Melkite Religious Institutes (Orders)

• Basilian Chouerite Order
• Basilian Salvatorian Order
• Basilian Alepian Order