Ignatius Yacoub III
121st Patriarch of Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Moran Mor Ignatius Jacob (Yaʿqub) III (October 12, 1913 – June 26, 1980) was the 121st Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church 1957-1980. He was skilled in and knowledgeable in Syriac sacral music or Beth Gazo. He re-established the Maphrianate/Catholicate in the Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church (the Indian Church).
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Ignatius Yaq'ub III Bartella | |
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121st Patriarch of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church | |
Native name | ܡܪܢ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܓܢܐܛܝܘܣ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ |
Church | Syriac Orthodox Church |
See | Apostolic see of Antioch (and all the east) |
In office | 1957-1980 |
Predecessor | Ignatius Afram I Barsoum |
Successor | Ignatius Zakka I Iwas |
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Ordination | by Ignatius Elias III |
Consecration | Bishop: 12 October 1950 Patriarch: 28 October 1957 |
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Born | 12 October 1913 |
Died | 26 June 1980 (1980-06-27) (aged 66) Damascus, Syria |
Buried | St. George's Patriarchal Cathedral, Damascus, Syria |
Denomination | Syriac Christianity |
Previous post(s) | Patriarchal Vicar of Beirut and Damascus |
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