Ignatius Yacoub III
Moran Mor Ignatius Jacob 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... Wikipedia
Born: October 12, 1913, Bartella, Iraq
Died: June 26, 1980 (age 66 years), Damascus, Syria
Church: Syriac Orthodox Church
Consecration: Bishop: 12 October 1950; Patriarch: 28 October 1957
Ordination: by Ignatius Elias III