John III of the Sedre

John III of the Sedre
Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
ChurchSyriac Orthodox Church
SeeAntioch
Installed631
Term ended648
PredecessorAthanasius I Gammolo
SuccessorTheodore
Personal details
Died14 December 648
Sainthood
Feast day14 December
Venerated inSyriac Orthodox Church

John III of the Sedre[nb 1] (Syriac: ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܣܕܪ̈ܘܗܝ, Arabic: يوحنا ابو السدرات)[4] was the Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 631 until his death in 648. He is commemorated as a saint by the Syriac Orthodox Church, and his feast day is 14 December.[5]

  1. ^ Palmer (1990), p. 263.
  2. ^ Wilmshurst (2019), pp. 806–807.
  3. ^ Barsoum (2003), p. 320.
  4. ^ James E. Walters (17 August 2016). "John of the Sedre". A Guide to Syriac Authors. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  5. ^ Barsoum (2003), p. 322.


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