Ignatius Elias III
Saint Ignatius Elias III (13 October 1867 – 13 February 1932) (Syriac: ܐܝܓܢܛܝܘܣ ܐܠܝܐܣ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ) was the Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1917 until his death in 1932.
His Holiness Moran Mor Saint Ignatius Elias III Patriarch of Antioch and All the East | |
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| 119th Patriarch of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church | |
| Church | Syriac Orthodox Church |
| See | Antioch |
| Installed | 1917 |
| Term ended | 1932 |
| Predecessor | Ignatius Abded Aloho II |
| Successor | Ignatius Afram I Barsoum |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nasri 13 October 1867 Mardin, Diyarbekir Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 13 February 1932 Manjanikkara Dayara, Travancore, British India |
| Residence | The Monastery of St. Ananias |
| Parents | Chorepiscopo Abraham and Mary |
| Previous post(s) | Archbishop of Amid, Archbishop of Mosul |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 13 February |
| Title as Saint | Saint Ignatius Elias III |
| Canonized | 1987 by Ignatius Zakka I Iwas |
| Shrines | St. Stephen's Cathedral, Manjanikkara, India |
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