Semaan
Semaan (
In the Middle East today, the overwhelming majority of people who hold the Semaan surname are
Origins and History of Semaan Families
Semaans of Antioch and Syria
The Semaans of
Some Semaans of Antioch claim descent from
Today, the Semaans of Syria are scattered throughout, and they live in cities such as
.Semaans of Lebanon
The Semaans of Lebanon can be broken down into four categories:
- a) Semaans of South Lebanon are a mix of Galilean Christians of Israel from the 1st century (Marjayoun area) as well as Greek-Phoenician (Canaanite) Christians of the 2nd century (Sidon area).[4] Many Semaan families have immigrated to Western nations and South America.
- b) Semaans of East Lebanon (Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch.[5] They now live in the Bekaa region (Zahlé area), Beirut, Mount Lebanon, and around the world.
- c) Semaans of Byblos are of Greek-Phoenician (Canaanite) origin of the 1st century.[6]
- d) Semaans of North Lebanon (Ghassanid Christian Arab heritage settling first in the southern part of Syria (3rd century)[7]before taking refuge in the mountains of Lebanon (7-8th century).
Semaans of Israel/Palestine
The Semaans of Israel/Palestine can be broken down geographically as follows:
- a) Semaans of Beit Lahem (Bethlehem) are early Galilean Christians from the 1st century who, at one point in time, lived in the villages of Galilee, before settling in Bethlehem in the 9th century. There are very few left in Bethlehem today, as most have emigrated, mainly to Venezuela and Honduras.[8]
- b) Simaans of
- c) Semaans of Urashalim (Jerusalem) are mainly descendants of 1st century Galilean Christians who belong to the Syriac Orthodox Church of Jerusalem. Only a few remain as the majority has immigrated to the United States and Canada or moved to Jordan.
Simaans of Jordan
The Simaans of
Semaans of Iraq
The Semaans of Iraq (Mesopotamia) are mainly Chaldeans and Assyrians from Mosul and Tel Keppe, in the north of Iraq, who can trace their ancestry back to the 2nd century. Today, most Semaans of Mosul and Iraq have left, especially after the American-led 2003 invasion of Iraq and the ensuing anti-Christian backlash, to places such as Lebanon, Sweden, and the United States.[11]
Semaans of Iran
The Semaans of
Semaans of Egypt
The Semaans of
Notable people
Surname
- Alees Samaan, Bahraini politician and ambassador
- Angele Botros Samaan (1923–2011), Egyptian academic and translator
- Arkan Simaan (born 1945), Lebanese-French novelist
- Myrna T. Semaan (born 1968), Lebanese botanist
Given name
- Semaan Bassil (born 1965), Lebanese banker
- Semaan William (born 1965), Canado-Lebanese Psychiatrist
See also
- Simon
- Simon Peter(Semaan Boutros)
- Simon the Zealot (Semaan l-Ghayour)
- Simeon the Elder (Semaan l-Shaykh)
- Simeon of Jerusalem (Semaan l-Urashalimi)
- Simon of Cyrene (Semaan l-Qayrawani)
- Simon Magus (Semaan l-Saḥer)
- Simeon Stylites (Semaan l-Aamoudi)
- Simeon Stylites the Younger (Semaan l-Aamoudi l-Asghar)
- Simeon Stylites III (Semaan l-Aamoudi l-Thalith)
- Simeon the Holy Fool (Semaan l-Majnoun)
- Simon the Tanner (Semaan l-Dabbagh)
- Simeon Seth (Semaan Sheyth)
- Assemani (As-Semaani), a prominent "Simeonite" family of Lebanese Maronites from the 18th century, publishers at the Vatican Library
- Youhannan Semaan Issayi, Archbishop of Tehran of the Chaldean Catholics
- Jabal Semaan, Syria, Mount Simeon district in northern Syria, home to Eastern Mediterranean's most populous city, Aleppo
- Deir Semaan, St. Simeon's monastery, one of the world's oldest churches and the oldest surviving Byzantine church
- Alice Semaan, first Christian female parliamentarian in Bahrain
References
- ^ Elias J., The Guide to Levantine Families, p. 89.
- ^ Downey G., A History of Antioch in Syria: From Seleucus to the Arab Conquest, pp. 583–586.
- ^ Hanna T., Biographies of Syria's Saints, pp. 213–215.
- ^ Youhanna E., History of the Greek Melkite Catholic Diocese of Saida and Deir El Kamar. pp. 155-159.
- ^ Haddad A., Origins of the Melkite Catholics of Zahle. p. 76.
- ^ Jabr S., Byblos's Maronites During and After the Ottoman Empire, pp. 52-54.
- ^ "Semaan of Kaftoun".
- ^ "Palestine-Family.net; Semaan Genealogy". Archived from the original on September 6, 2012.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Avi-Yonah M., The Holy Land from the Persians to the Arab Conquests, pp. 73-76.
- ^ "Semaans of Suhmata of Galilee".
- ^ "Catholics rebuild churches in Iraq despite ongoing violence".
- ^ "Archbishop Youhannan Semaan Issayi".
- ^ "Saint Samaan Monastery, Muqattam Cairo".