Elias I | |
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Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East | |
Church | Syriac Orthodox Church |
See | Antioch |
Installed | 709 |
Term ended | 723 |
Predecessor | Julian III |
Successor | Athanasius III |
Personal details | |
Died | 3 October 723 |
Sainthood | |
Feast day | 3 November |
Venerated in | Syriac Orthodox Church |
Elias I of Antioch (Syriac: ܐܠܝܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ, Arabic: ايليا الاول)[1] was the Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 709 until his death in 723. He is commemorated as a saint by the Syriac Orthodox Church in the Martyrology of Rabban Sliba, and his feast day is 3 November.[2]