Ignatius Peter IV

Ignatius Peter IV
Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
ChurchSyriac Orthodox Church
SeeAntioch
Installed1872
Term ended1894
PredecessorIgnatius Jacob II
SuccessorIgnatius Abdul Masih II
Personal details
Born
Boutros ibn Salmo Mesko

1798
Died8 October 1894 ( aged 95-96)
Mardin, Ottoman Empire
ResidenceMonastery of Mor Hananyo

Mor Ignatius Peter IV (1798 – 8 October 1894), also known as Ignatius Peter III,[1][2] was the Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1872 until his death in 1894. He is regarded by many as the architect of the modern church.

  1. ^ M.P. Varkey, Pulikkottil Joseph Mar Dionysious II, Metropolitan of Jacobite faction of Malankara Church.(Malayalam), Malayala Manorama. 1901.
  2. ^ Fenwick, John R. K. (2011). "Mar Thoma Syrian Church (Malankara)". In Sebastian P. Brock; Aaron M. Butts; George A. Kiraz; Lucas Van Rompay (eds.). Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage: Electronic Edition. Gorgias Press. Retrieved 22 September 2016.