Maron

Maron (also Maroun or Maro; Syriac: ܡܪܝ ܡܪܘܢ, Mār(y) Mārōn; Arabic: مار مارون‎) was a 5th century Syriac Christian monk who after his death was followed by a religious Christian movement that became known as the Maronites. The religious community which grew from this movement is the Maronite Church.