Ignatius Elias III

Ignatius Elias III

Mor Ignatius Elias III (died February 13, 1932) was the 119th Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch from 1917 to 1932. He died and is buried at the monastery of Manjanikkara Dayara in Kerala, India, where there is a considerable number of Syriac Orthodox Christians. The monastery is now a pilgrim site for Syriac Orthodox Christians.

Read more about Ignatius Elias III:  Early Life, Ordination, Seat of Patriarcate, Visit To The Church in India, Death, Mor Ignatius Dayro Manjinikkara, Diptych

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