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| ==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
| George was born at ] in the 18th century and was the son of Makdasi Yousef Sayar Al-Halabi. We don’t have much information about his early life except that he joined ] and was ordained a Metropolitan pf Damascus by ] and was given the name Gregorius. He was in attendance when ] which was declared illegal since Ignatius Matthew didn’t have the right to elect and consecrate his successor <ref name=AAB /> | George was born at ] in the 18th century and was the son of Makdasi Yousef Sayar Al-Halabi. We don’t have much information about his early life except that he joined ] and was ordained a Metropolitan pf Damascus by ] and was given the name Gregorius. He was in attendance when ] which was declared illegal since Ignatius Matthew didn’t have the right to elect and consecrate his successor <ref name=AAB /> | ||
| After Ignatius Yunan showed weakness in his admiration of the Patriarchate, the people of ] asked George to come back to their city and he did when he observed the mismanagement, he traveled to Istanbul and requested that he be appointed as Syriac Orthodox Patriarch. After his request was approved, he travelled to city of ] and on the way he heard that the Patriarch ] had left the monastery and went to live |
After Ignatius Yunan showed weakness in his admiration of the Patriarchate, the people of ] asked George to come back to their city and he did when he observed the mismanagement, he traveled to Istanbul and requested that he be appointed as Syriac Orthodox Patriarch. After his request was approved, he travelled to city of ] and on the way he heard that the Patriarch ] had left the monastery and went to live in the Monastery of MOR Elias in Tur-Abdin.<ref name=YD/> | ||
| In March 1819, he travelled to ] and was officially consecrated as a Patriarch for the Syriac Orthodox Church by the metropolitans who gathered at the monastery <ref name=AAB />. In the same year he was imprisoned by the governor of Mardin for 4 days and he was released after paying a hefty bribe.<ref name=AAB /> However, after he was released he submitted a complaints to the Ottoman government about what happened to him. The Ottoman government sent a decree to the governor of Marine to pay back the bribe and that what happened.<ref name=YD/> | In March 1819, he travelled to ] and was officially consecrated as a Patriarch for the Syriac Orthodox Church by the metropolitans who gathered at the monastery <ref name=AAB />. In the same year he was imprisoned by the governor of Mardin for 4 days and he was released after paying a hefty bribe.<ref name=AAB /> However, after he was released he submitted a complaints to the Ottoman government about what happened to him. The Ottoman government sent a decree to the governor of Marine to pay back the bribe and that what happened.<ref name=YD/> | ||
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| Ignatius George V | |
|---|---|
| Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East | |
| Church | Syriac Orthodox Church |
| See | Antioch |
| Installed | 1819 |
| Term ended | 1836 |
| Predecessor | Ignatius Yunan |
| Successor | Ignatius Elias II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Aleppo, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 1836 Mor Hananyo |
| Residence | Mor Hananyo |
Ignatius George V was the Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1818 until his death in 1836.
Biography
George was born at Aleppo in the 18th century and was the son of Makdasi Yousef Sayar Al-Halabi. We don’t have much information about his early life except that he joined Mor Hananyo and was ordained a Metropolitan pf Damascus by Ignatius Matthew and was given the name Gregorius. He was in attendance when Ignatius Yunan which was declared illegal since Ignatius Matthew didn’t have the right to elect and consecrate his successor After Ignatius Yunan showed weakness in his admiration of the Patriarchate, the people of Mardin asked George to come back to their city and he did when he observed the mismanagement, he traveled to Istanbul and requested that he be appointed as Syriac Orthodox Patriarch. After his request was approved, he travelled to city of Amid and on the way he heard that the Patriarch Ignatius Yunan had left the monastery and went to live in the Monastery of MOR Elias in Tur-Abdin. In March 1819, he travelled to Mor Hananyo and was officially consecrated as a Patriarch for the Syriac Orthodox Church by the metropolitans who gathered at the monastery . In the same year he was imprisoned by the governor of Mardin for 4 days and he was released after paying a hefty bribe. However, after he was released he submitted a complaints to the Ottoman government about what happened to him. The Ottoman government sent a decree to the governor of Marine to pay back the bribe and that what happened.
Episcopal succession
As patriarch, George ordained the following bishops
- Cyril Garbriel (1820). Metropolitan of Bilitis
- Athanasius Abdulmassih (1820). Ecumenical Metropolitan
- Jacob Al-Rishani (1825). Metropolitan of St. Behnam in Damascus
- Athanasius Joseph (1825). Metropolitan of Mardin
- Dionysus Gabriel (1825). Metropolitan of Monastery of MOR Kyriakos in Bisheri
- Gregorios (1826). Metropolitan of St. Mark Monastery in Jerusalem
- Julius Anthony (1826). Ecumenical Metropolitan
- Timothy Ibraheem (1826). Metropolitan of Mardin
- Cyril Matthew Rassam (1833). Metropolitan of the Patriarchal Office
- George (1836). Metropolitan of St. Mark Monastery in Jerusalem
Death
Ignatius George V died in 1836 and was buried in Beth Qadish (House of Saints) in Mor Hananyo
References
- ^ Barsoum, Athanasius Aphram (2006). The Syriac Orthodox Patriarchs in the 19th &20th centuries (2 ed.). Retrieved 26 December 2024.,
- ^ Dolabani, Philoxenos Yuhanon (2012). History of the Syriac Orthodox Patriarchs.
External links
| Preceded byIgnatius Yunan | Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch 1818-1836 |
Succeeded byIgnatius Elias II |
