The Statue of Saint Maron at the Vatican

Unveiling The Statue of Saint Maron at the Vatican.
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Maron was the ornament of the divine choir of saints. When he decided to live in the quiet of solitude, he ascended the summit of a mountain once sacred to the pagans. He dedicated there to the true God a once heathen temple and nearby he erected a small tent for shelter, which he used very seldom, for most of the time was in spent in the open air.
He was not satisfied with the ordinary exercises of piety, but added to them what he himself invented to secure the wealth of wisdom. God granted him the gift of miracles so abundantly that his fame spread to all surrounding districts and attracted people from far and near. Those who came to him for a cure always had their hopes realized, because by the dew of his benedictions, the fever slowed down, the nerves were quieted, the devils driven out and the various diseases were cured, all by the same remedy. He didn't only cure the ailments of the body, but also those of the soul curing the avarice of the covetous, the anger of the passionate, teaching some the wisdom of temperance, others the principles of justice, other the happiness of chastity, other the love of labor. He was a pioneer in the life in the open air.

Saint John Chrysostom wrote him a letter: To Maron, monk and priest: the relation of friendship and love which bind us to you represent you as being always before our eyes, because the eyes of love pierce through the distance, and length of time does not weaken them... All we ask you is to pray for us

From Theodoret, bishop of Cyrrhus (393-457 AD) book: Historia Religiosa