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Ignatius Gabriel I Tappouni

Ignatius Gabriel I Tappouni

Prelate
Mar Ignatius Gabriel I Tappouni was a leading prelate of the Syriac Catholic Church. He served as Patriarch of Antioch from 1929 to 1968, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1935. Wikipedia
Born: November 3, 1879, Mosul, Iraq
Died: January 29, 1968 (age 88 years), Beirut, Lebanon
Created cardinal: 16 December 1935; by Pope Pius XI