Gherbal National Gazette

Law

Marriage Among the Eastern Catholic Communities

Type
Law
Date of the text
22/02/1949
Official Gazette
published in 1949
Status today
In force as of 27/08/2026
Articles
131

What it provides

This law governs marriage among the Eastern Catholic communities, establishing that a valid marriage between the faithful is a sacrament and setting out the purposes and essential features of marriage. It also classifies the types of valid and invalid unions and regulates engagement and promises of marriage.

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1949. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.

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