Syriac Christianity

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Hello everyone! Hope you are well!
What can you guys tell me about Syriac Christianity?? I understand that there are two Syriac rites, the Western and Eastern Syriac rites. And i understand that the Maronite Church, the Syriac Orthodox Church, the Syriac Catholic Church, and the Assyrian Church all fall under the heading of Syriac Christianity. (Please correct me if i am wrong here) . What can you tell me about these churches? How are they different from the other rites and churches? And if you guys know any small “fun-fact” details about them ( such as a devotion or a saint not present in other rites and churches) can you please tell me about it??
Thanks in advance!!
 
You can read about the Maronites here
http://www.maronite-heritage.com

Focus on the saints, St. Maron, St. Sharbel and St. Rafqa.

It is the ancient Church of Antioch, where Peter was first pope. Our patriarchs have taken the name Peter in modern times (since 1890’s).
 
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Our patriarchs have taken the name Peter in modern times (since 1890’s).
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In my lifetime, our Maronite Church has had Patriarch Paul Peter Meouchi, Patriarch Anthony Peter Khoraish, Patriarch Nasrallah Peter Sfeir, and our current Patriarch His Eminence Bechara Peter al-Rahi.
 
I have been to Saint Charbel’s shrine in Aanaya, but i’ve never been to Saint Rafqa’s before. I have also visited Wadi Kadisha and the monasteries of Mar Antionios, Mar Sarkis and Bakhus and Saydet al Talle in Deir al Qamar, but always with other people and always in the “sight-seeing” capacity.
My experience with Maronites has been very limited, and with Christians for that matter, and it is mostly my fault because i lack the courage to leave my village and go live in one of the more diverse, less intolerant towns and cities, Jounieh for example.
Are you guys Lebanese?? 🙂
Greeting from South Lebanon!
 
My husband is mistaken for Lebanese. His grandparents were from the southern coast of Spain. Mediterranean peoples look similar. I had an uncle who was Syrian born, he was Catholic. He left Syria during one of its many conflicts and ended up on an island in the caribbean. So I grew up eating middle eastern food. It’s a small world 🙂

Catholic converts usually say they have crossed the Tiber (river in Rome) I always say I crossed the Orontes.
 
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