The emergence of the Maronite Church: The Persians took control of the dioceses of Antioch, and the Jacobites welcomed their arrival and cooperated with them. The Persian war lasted (609-628), and Heraclius felt the importance of […]

The misery of the Melkites: The Jacobites took advantage of the wars between the Romans and the Umayyads and assured them of the loyalty of the members of the Universal Church to the religion of the Roman king, calling them “melchists” and accusing them of