Ignatius Yaq'ub III
Ignatius Yaq'ub III Bartella | |
|---|---|
| 121st Patriarch of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church | |
| Native name | ܡܪܢ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܓܢܐܛܝܘܣ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ |
| Church | Syriac Orthodox Church |
| See | Apostolic see of Antioch (and all the east) |
| In office | 1957–1980 |
| Predecessor | Ignatius Aphrem I Barsoum |
| Successor | Ignatius Zakka I Iwas |
| Previous post(s) | Metropolitan of Beirut and Damascus |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | by Ignatius Elias III |
| Consecration | Bishop: 12 October 1950 Patriarch: 28 October 1957 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 October 1913 |
| Died | 26 June 1980 (aged 66) Damascus, Syria |
| Buried | St. George's Patriarchal Cathedral, Damascus, Syria |
| Denomination | Syriac Christianity |
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Mor Ignatius Jacob (Yaʿqub) III (October 12, 1913 – June 26, 1980) 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 (the Indian Church).