Ignatius Elias III


Ignatius Elias III

Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
119th Patriarch of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church
ChurchSyriac Orthodox Church
SeeAntioch
Installed1917
Term ended1932
PredecessorIgnatius Abded Aloho II
SuccessorIgnatius Afram I Barsoum
Previous post(s)Archbishop of Amid, Archbishop of Mosul
Personal details
Born
Nasri

13 October 1867
Died13 February 1932
Manjanikkara Dayara, Travancore, British India
ResidenceThe Monastery of St. Ananias
ParentsChorepiscopo Abraham and Mary
Sainthood
Feast day13 February
Venerated inSyriac Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodox Christianity
Title as SaintSaint Ignatius Elias III
Canonized1987
by Ignatius Zakka I Iwas
ShrinesSt. Stephen's Cathedral, Manjanikkara, India

St. Ignatius Elias III (13 October 1867 – 13 February 1932) (Syriac: ܐܝܓܢܛܝܘܣ ܐܠܝܐܣ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ[1]) was the Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1917 until his death in 1932.[2]

  1. ^ Fr. Rev Boutros, Touma Issa (2007). "ܙܗܪܝܪܐ ܨܡܝܚܐ ܚܝ̈ܐ ܕܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܢܨܝܚܐ" [A Bright light from the life of the very Glorious Patriarch]. DSS syriac patriarchite (in Aramaic). Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. ^ Kiraz, George A. "Eliya III Shakir". Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage: Electronic Edition.

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