Heirs of Saint Maron
Heirs of Saint Maron is a lightweight mod that adds the Maronite Church to Crusader Kings III. The Maronites are an ethnoreligious group whose religious practices trace to the fourth-century monk and missionary Saint Maron, for whom they are named. Originally emerging as a Syriac group præsent throughout Greater Syria, the movement has been centered in the Lebanon since shortly after the election of its first Patriarch, Saint John Maron, in AD 685.
- Adds Maronitism as a Christian faith, præsent in Tripoli in both 867 and 1066
- Tenets: Communal Identity, Communion, Monasticism
- Notable Doctrines: Familial Kinslaying Criminal
- Holy Sites: Jerusalem, Rome, Antioch (same effects as vanilla)
- Kfarhi (Baalbek): +5 Advantage in Desert Mountains terrain, +5 Advantage in Controlled Territory
- Yanouh (Tripoli): +5 House Opinion
- Three creatable Holy Orders with custom coats of arms: the Order of Saint George, the Order of Saint Maron, and the Mardaites
- Adds the Maronite Patriarchate as the Maronite Head of Faith title, with historical Patriarchs
- Adds a decision for a Maronite king or emperor to Restore the Patriarchs to Antioch, reëstablishing the Maronite Patriarch in his titular see
- Adds a decision for any king or emperor owning Tripoli (or Antioch, if restored) to Vassalize the Maronite Patriarchate
- Adds a dynamic event for the Maronite Church to restore relations with Rome, gaining the Ecumenical special tolerance doctrine and removing relations penalties with Catholics, under certain circumstances:
- Following a successful Catholic crusade in the Levant (as happened historically)
- If the Maronite Patriarch is vassalized by a Catholic lord
- If the Maronite Patriarch or his Maronite liege has a close Catholic relation
- If a Catholic lord establishes his court in the same county as a Maronite holy site
- Adds the Patriarchal Regalia artifact as a gift from the Pope following communion with Rome, granting the Maronite Patriarch +1 Learning per Piety Level and +3 Clergy Opinion.
- Adds several other minor flavor details, with more planned for the future. Stay tuned!
Heirs of Saint Maron is currently localized in English only, although a Chinese localization is in development. You are welcome to contribute localizations in other languages!
Heirs of Saint Maron was developed for Crusader Kings III v 1.7 (‘Bastion’) and is not Ironman or achievement compatible. Additionally, as it overwrites the Christianity definitions file, it is not compatible with any other mod that adds new or changes existing Christian faiths, nor with any other mod that overwrites the history definition for the province of Tripoli.
If you wish to incoporate Heirs of Saint Maron into your mod, in whole or in part, you are free to do so, and to edit it freely in doing so, under the following conditions:
- The primary purpose of your mod must not be to add the Maronite Church to Crusader Kings III.
- Your mod must not be compatible with this mod, such that the two could simply be installed independently.
- You must credit Heirs of Saint Maron and link to this page on your Steam Workshop, Paradox Mods, or any other such listing page for your mod.
As Maronitism is at game start limited to a single province under hostile Muslim rule, it is entirely likely that, unless it is actively fostered by the player, the faith will quickly cease to exist outside the court of the Patriarch. This is simply the nature of it being a small, localized faith. This mod primarily serves to provide some minor flavor and to add a faith tradition otherwise absent from the game, in order to provide opportunities for players to interact therewith, such as via conversion or by creating custom Maronite characters.
As the faith is not considered ecumenical at game start, it can rarely be spawned as a heresy for ecumenical Christian faiths if the ‘strict regional heresies’ rule is not active. Although this does not make a great deal of sense, other ethnoreligious groups such as Insularism and the Krstjani are likewise valid heresies under these conditions in vanilla Crusader Kings III, and as such I have not sought to specifically exclude Maronitism, either.
While it is now possible for multiple faiths to share a head, for the sake of the flavor tied to the title within the mod, I have opted not to replace the Maronite Patriarch with the Pope as the Maronite head of faith upon the restoration of communion with Rome.
To report bugs, suggest changes, or contribute to this mod, please get in touch via the Discussions tab.
I am deeply grateful to those who have contributed to this mod; most notably:—
- MacFhionghuin, who provided invaluable assistance in correcting the previously-erroneous Maronite cross.
Revisions:
Old revisions of this mod are available below. Click the link to download.
