Elias I of Antioch
Elias I of Antioch (Syriac: ܐܠܝܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ, Arabic: ايليا الاول) 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.
Elias I | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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