Pope Francis is visiting Cyprus, and Greece over the next few days meeting with the Maronite community in Cyprus. The captioned newspaper article introduces the reader to the history of the Maronite community in Cyprus.
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The melodic service at the Church of St. George in Kormakitis takes place in Greek, Arabic and Syriac-Aramaic, the ancient tongue spoken by Jesus and passed on down by their forefathers.
“There is the beauty of these three languages, but essentially it’s Aramaic which is the basis of the tradition of Maronites,” Skender said
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