Ignatius Elias III
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 Aphrem I Barsoum |
| Previous posts | Archbishop of Amid, Archbishop of Mosul |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nasri 13 October 1867 |
| Died | 13 February 1932 (aged 64) |
| Residence | The Monastery of St. Ananias |
| Parents | Chorepiscopo Abraham and Mary |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 13 February |
| Venerated in | Syriac Orthodox Church Jacobite Syrian Christian Church Oriental Orthodox Christianity |
| Title as Saint | Saint Ignatius Elias III |
| Canonized | 1987 by Ignatius Zakka I Iwas |
| Shrines | St. Stephen's Cathedral, Manjanikkara, India |
St. Ignatius Elias III (Syriac: ܐܝܓܢܛܝܘܣ ܐܠܝܐܣ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ, born Nasri, 13 October 1867 – 13 February 1932) was the 119th Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1917 until his death in 1932.
He is known for his visit to Malankara to resolve the dispute between the two factions of the Malankara church. He died before he could complete his mission and was buried in outside the St. Stephen's church in Majnikkara. He was canonised as a saint by Ignatius Zakka I in 1987.