Ignatius Elias III Patriarch of Antioch and All the East | |
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| 119th Patriarch of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church | |
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| Church | Syriac Orthodox Church |
| See | Antioch |
| Installed | 1917 |
| Term ended | 1932 |
| Predecessor | Ignatius Abded Aloho II |
| Successor | Ignatius Afram I Barsoum |
| Previous post(s) | Archbishop of Amid, Archbishop of Mosul |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nasri 13 October 1867 |
| Died | 13 February 1932 Manjanikkara Dayara, Travancore, British India |
| Residence | The Monastery of St. Ananias |
| Parents | Chorepiscopo Abraham and Mary |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 13 February |
| Venerated in | Syriac Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodox Christianity |
| Title as Saint | Saint Ignatius Elias III |
| Canonized | 1987 by Ignatius Zakka I Iwas |
| Shrines | St. 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]
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