Lebanese Chileans
Lebanese Chileans, are immigrants to Chile from the Lebanon. Most are Christian and they arrived in Chile in the mid-19th to early-20th centuries to escape from poverty. Ethnically Lebanese Chileans are often called "Turks", (Spanish: Turcos) a term believed to derive from the fact that they arrived from present day Lebanon, which at that time was occupied by the Ottoman Turkish Empire.[1] Most arrived as members of of the Eastern Orthodox church and the Maronite church, but became Roman Catholic.[2] A minority are Muslim. [3]
The Christian Orthodox, built the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Santiago and All Chile in Santiago in 1917. It is a cathedral of the Church of Antioch with six parishes.[4]
Notable Lebanese Chileans
- Sergio Bitar, politician, minister and senator
- Checho Hirane, comedy and TV host
- Hosaín Sabag, politician
- Fernando Chomalí, Roman Catholic Archbishop, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Concepción
- Nicolás Massú, tennis player
- Jocelyn Medina, model and dancer
- Pedro Sabat, politician
- Marcela Sabat, model and politician
See also
References
- ^ Arab and Jewish immigrants in Latin America: images and realities, by Ignacio Klich, Jeff Lesser, 1998, p. 165.
- ^ In Santiago Society, No One Cares If Your Name Is Carey or de Yrarrazaval, By ENID NEMY September 14, 1969, Sunday, Arab and Jewish immigrants in Latin America.
- ^ Holston, Mark (2005-11-01), "Orgullosos palestinos de Chile", Américas, ISSN 0379-0975, http://www.articlearchives.com/south-america/chile-santiago-chile/914068-1.html, retrieved 2009-07-29
- ^ Antiochian Orthodox of Santiago to Chile.
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