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Ignacy Jakub III

1913 – 1980

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Wikipedia Summary

Mor Ignatius Jacob (Yaʿqub) III 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.

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
October 12, 1913
Iraq
Date of death
June 26, 1980
Damascus
Citizenship

Sweden

Occupations & fields
academicwriterEastern Orthodox priest
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