John VIII bar Abdoun
John VIII bar Abdoun was the Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1004 until his death in 1033.
John VIII bar Abdoun | |
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| Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East | |
| Church | Syriac Orthodox Church |
| Installed | 6 July 1004 |
| Term ended | 2 February 1033 |
| Predecessor | Athanasius IV Salhoyo |
| Successor | Dionysius IV Yahya |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 944 Melitene, Abbasid Caliphate (modern-day Malatya, Turkey) |
| Died | 2 February 1033 (aged 88 or 89) Monastery of Ganos, Roman Empire |
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