Lebanese Protestant Christians
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Lebanese Protestant Christians (Arabic: بروتستانت لبنان) refers to Lebanese people who are adherents of Protestantism in Lebanon.
They are a Christian minority in the country. In 2020, studies showed that while 34.28% of the population followed Christianity; in total 1.2% of Lebanon's population were Protestant (approximately 48,000 people).[1]
Most Protestants in Lebanon were converted by missionaries, primarily English and American, during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. They are divided into a number of denominations, including Presbyterian, Congregational, and Anglican. They are perceived by some to number disproportionately highly among the professional middle class.
The Lebanese Protestant Christians live primarily in Beirut (Greater Beirut).[2]
Under the terms of an unwritten agreement known as the National Pact between the various political and religious leaders of Lebanon, the Protestant community in Lebanon has one reserved seat in the Parliament of Lebanon. (see Politics of Lebanon#Legislative branch)
Notable people
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- Butrus al-Bustani, writer and scholar
- Mikhail Mishaqa, historian
- Kamal Salibi, academic, researcher and historian
- Zachariah Anani, militia fighter
- Joseph Farah, writer
- Nick Rahall, American politician
- Abraham Mitrie Rihbany, theologian, philologist and historian
- Ayoub Tabet, former prime minister of Lebanon
- Salim Sahyouni, Protestant minister
- Wadia Sabra, composer
See also
- Lebanese Baptist Convention
- National Evangelical Church of Beirut
- National Evangelical Church Union of Lebanon
- National Protestant College
- Near East School of Theology
- National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon
- Protestantism by country
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1 The Lebanese people has the most religious diversity of all peoples in the Middle East, comprising 18 recognized religious sects recognized by the Constitution of Lebanon. 2 Under the terms of the Constitution of Lebanon, the Druze community is designated as a part of the Lebanese Muslim community. | |||||||
