Gregory IV of Antioch
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Patriarch Gregory IV (Arabic: البطريرك غريغوريوس الرابع al-Baṭriyark Ġrīġūriyūs ar-Rābiʿ; born Ġanṭūs Ḥaddād غنطوس حداد; July 1, 1859 – December 12, 1928) was the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch from 1906 to 1928. He was a recipient of the Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky. He was the second Syrian Arabic-speaking patriarch to become Patriarch of Antioch after the position had been held by ethnic Greek bishops for 175 years. In 1913, he was a special guest in St. Petersburg of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia at the three hundredth anniversary of the rise of the Romanov dynasty to power.
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Gregory IV Haddad غريغوريوس الرابع حداد | |
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Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East | |
Church | Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch |
Installed | 1906 |
Term ended | 1928 |
Predecessor | Meletius II of Antioch |
Successor | Alexander III of Antioch |
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Born | Ghantus Haddad (1859-07-01)July 1, 1859 |
Died | December 12, 1928(1928-12-12) (aged 69) Damascus, Syria |
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