Christianity was introduced to Lebanon in the first century AD. Tradition states that it was brought to Lebanon by St Peter and St Paul, and there has been a continuous Christian presence in the country since then. There are no official statistics for the number of Christians in Lebanon today, but it’s estimated that there are around 2.24 million, approximately 33% of the population. The Catholic Maronite Church is the largest Christian community in the country (about 1 million). The Eastern (Greek) Orthodox Church is the second biggest. The Armenian Orthodox Church (part of the Oriental Orthodox church family) also…
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