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==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||
The number of Christians in Lebanon has been disputed for many years. There has been no official census in Lebanon since 1932. | The number of Christians in Lebanon has been disputed for many years. There has been no official census in Lebanon since 1932. The country is believed to have the largest percentage of Christians of all the Middle Eastern nations. | ||
The '''Maronite Church''', an Eastern Catholic church in full communion with the Catholic Church, is the largest and politically most active and influential denomination of Lebanon's Christians. The '''Catholic Church''' also includes other Eastern Catholic churches, such as the '''Melkite Catholic''' Church. The '''Eastern Orthodox Church''' forms the second largest proportion of Lebanese Christians. The '''Armenian Apostolic Church''' also forms a large portion of the Christian population in Lebanon. | The '''Maronite Church''', an Eastern Catholic church in full communion with the Catholic Church, is the largest and politically most active and influential denomination of Lebanon's Christians. The '''Catholic Church''' also includes other Eastern Catholic churches, such as the '''Melkite Catholic''' Church. The '''Eastern Orthodox Church''' forms the second largest proportion of Lebanese Christians. The '''Armenian Apostolic Church''' also forms a large portion of the Christian population in Lebanon. | ||
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The other six smaller Christian sects are considered ethnic Assyrians: '''(Syriac Orthodox, Syriac Catholics, Assyrian Church of the East and Chaldean Catholics)'''. | The other six smaller Christian sects are considered ethnic Assyrians: '''(Syriac Orthodox, Syriac Catholics, Assyrian Church of the East and Chaldean Catholics)'''. | ||
Most Protestants in Lebanon were converted by missionaries, primarily English and American, during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. They are divided into a number of denominations, including '''Presbyterian, Congregational, and Anglican'''. They live primarily in Beirut (Greater Beirut).<ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Christianity in Lebanon", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_in_Lebanon, accessed 12 April 2020. </ref><br> | |||
Most Protestants in Lebanon were converted by missionaries, primarily English and American, during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. They are divided into a number of denominations, including '''Presbyterian, Congregational, and Anglican'''. They | |||
==Information Recorded in the Records== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||