Macarius III Ibn al-Za'im | |
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Patriarch of Antioch | |
Church | Church of Antioch |
See | Patriarch of Antioch |
Installed | 12 November 1647 |
Term ended | 12 June 1672 |
Predecessor | Euthymius III of Chios |
Successor | Neophytos of Chios |
Orders | |
Consecration | 27 October 1635 by Euthymius III of Chios |
Personal details | |
Born | Yousef Za'im |
Died | 12 June 1672 Damascus |
Patriarch Macarius (or Makarios) III Ibn al-Za'im[1] (Arabic: مكاريوس الثالث بن الزعيم, romanized: Makāriyūs aṯ-Ṯāliṯ bin az-Zaʿīm; born Yousef Za'im, died 1672) was Patriarch of Antioch from 1647 to 1672. He led a period of blossoming of his Church and is also remembered for his travels in Russia and for his involvement in the reforms of Russian Patriarch Nikon.