Which Saint has more Maronite churches dedicated to his or her name?
Statistics by Fr. Antonio Elfeghali
2005
In the world, we have at least 1117 Maronite churches: 949 in Lebanon, 43 in the Middle East, 125 in the Western World. Most Maronite churches are dedicated to Our Lady: 308 churches in the whole world, which is 27,5% of all Maronite churches in the world.
Look at the chart below and find out which saint has more Maronite churches dedicated to his or her name.
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TOP 12
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Dedicated to
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The World: 1117 Maronite churches
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% of the Maronite churches in the world dedicated to
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Lebanon: 949 Maronite churches
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% of Maronite churches in Lebanon dedicated to
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Middle East: 43 Maronite churches
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% of Maronite churches in the M. E.
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Western World: 125 Maronite churches
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% of Maronite churches in the Western world dedicated to
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1
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Our Lady
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308
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27,5%
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244
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25,7%
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17
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39,5%
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42
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33,6%
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2
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St George
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135
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12%
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122
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12,8%
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7
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16,2%
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6
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4,8%
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3
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St Joseph
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90
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8%
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81
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8,5%
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2
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4,6%
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7
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5,6%
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4
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St Elias
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84
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7,5%
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76
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8%
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4
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9,3%
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4
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3,2%
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5
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St Anthony
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52
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4,6%
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41
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4,3%
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1
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2,3%
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10
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8%
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6
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St. John
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48
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4,3%
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47
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4,9%
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-
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-
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1
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0,8%
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7
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St. Maron
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44
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3,9%
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28
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2,9%
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3
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6,9%
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13
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10,4%
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8
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St. Michael
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33
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2,9%
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30
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3,1%
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1
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2,3%
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2
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1,6%
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9
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St. Sharbel
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30
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2,7%
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16
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1,6%
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3
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6,9%
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11
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8,8%
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10
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St. Sergius & Bakhos
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22
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1,9%
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22
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2,3%
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-
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-
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-
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-
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11
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St. Doumit
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20
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1,8%
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20
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2,1%
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-
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-
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-
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-
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12
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St. Taqla
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18
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1,6%
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17
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1,7%
|
1
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2,3%
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-
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-
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Click on the Saint’s Name to see the Top 10 or Top 5 of Maronite Eparchies who have the greatest number of Maronite churches dedicated to his/her name + the percentage of Maronite churches of the world dedicated to this name found in each Eparchy.
Example:
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10- ST. SERGIUS & BAKHOS: 22 churches in the world
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Name of Eparchy
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Maronite churches dedicated to St. Sergius & Bakhos
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Number of Maronite churches in the Eparchy
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% of the Maronite Churches dedicated to St. Sergius & Bakhos in the world are found in this Eparchy
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1- Tripoli
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8
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165
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36,3%
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2- Jebbeh
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4
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47
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18,1%
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3- Jbeil
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3
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111
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13,6%
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4- Jounieh
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2
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76
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9%
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5- Batroun
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2
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78
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9%
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