Ignatius Jacob III
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Mor Ignatius Jacob III was the 121st Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church
. He was very skilled in and knowledgeable in Syriac sacral music or Beth Gazo
. He re-established the Maphrianate/Catholicate in the Indian Church
.
.
by Patriarch Ignatius Elias III
and priest by Patriarch Ignatius Afram I Barsoum
. He visited the Syriac Orthodox Church in Kerala
, India
, in 1933 as Rabban `Abdel Ahad where he served as a malphono (teacher) at the Mor Ignatios Dayro. In 1946, he returned to the Middle East to teach at the Mor Ephrem Seminary in Mosul and was ordained Metropolitan of Beirut
and Damascus
in 1950. In 1957, he was consecrated Patriarch after the Patriarch Ignatius Afram I Barsoum
died.
, Mor Philoxenus of Mabbug, and Mor Ya`qub of Serugh. Students of the church consider his lecture as an authoritative on the Syrian Orthodox Church at the University of Goettingen in 1971.
tells us. He learned the Beth Gazo from another master of Syriac music, Mor Yulios Elias Qoro, then Patriarchal Delegate in India.
He was familiar with his native school of music in Iraq (the School of Takrit) as well as the more popular School of Mardin. During a five-month visit to the United States (from March 11 - August 15, 1960), Patriarch Ya`qub, at the request of Metropolitan Mor Athanasius Yeshu` Samuel, the late archbishop of the United States and Canada, recorded the Beth Gazo according to the School of Mardin. Thus recording serves as the authoritative reference to the musical tradition of the School of Mardin. Patriarch Ya`qub is fondly remembered for his spiritually uplifting celebration of the liturgy. He encouraged many to accept the simple way of life. After he consecrated sacred myron in the Mor Gabriel monastery in 1964, myron flowed from the glass container the following day and people were healed by it.
Syriac Orthodox Church
The Syriac Orthodox Church; is an autocephalous Oriental Orthodox church based in the Eastern Mediterranean, with members spread throughout the world. The Syriac Orthodox Church claims to derive its origin from one of the first Christian communities, established in Antioch by the Apostle St....
. He was very skilled in and knowledgeable in Syriac sacral music or Beth Gazo
Beth Gazo
Beth Gazo, ; literary "the house of treasure", is a Syriac liturgical book that contains a collection of Syriac chants and melodies. The book is considered a reference of Syriac Hymnody and without it Syriac Orthodox clerics cannot perform their liturgical duty...
. He re-established the Maphrianate/Catholicate in the Indian Church
Jacobite Syrian Christian Church
The Jacobite Syrian Christian Church is part of the Syriac Orthodox Church, located in Kerala, India. It recognizes the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch, currently Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, as its supreme head. It functions as a largely autonomous archdiocese within the church, under the authority...
.
Birth
H.H Mor Ignatius Ya`qub III was born on October 12, 1912 in the Touma Mari family of Bartalla village in IraqIraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
.
Ordinations
He was ordained deaconDeacon
Deacon is a ministry in the Christian Church that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions...
by Patriarch Ignatius Elias III
Ignatius Elias III
Mor Ignatius Elias III was the 119th Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch from 1917 to 1932. He died and is buried at the monastery of Manjanikkara Dayara in Kerala, India, where there is a considerable number of Syriac Orthodox Christians...
and priest by Patriarch Ignatius Afram I Barsoum
Ignatius Afram I Barsoum
Ignatius Afram I Barsoum was the 120th Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church. He wrote, translated and published many works all of which are very scholarly. He wrote books on the tradition, liturgy, music, and history of Syriac Orthodox Church.Patriarch Mor...
. He visited the Syriac Orthodox Church in Kerala
Jacobite Syrian Christian Church
The Jacobite Syrian Christian Church is part of the Syriac Orthodox Church, located in Kerala, India. It recognizes the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch, currently Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, as its supreme head. It functions as a largely autonomous archdiocese within the church, under the authority...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, in 1933 as Rabban `Abdel Ahad where he served as a malphono (teacher) at the Mor Ignatios Dayro. In 1946, he returned to the Middle East to teach at the Mor Ephrem Seminary in Mosul and was ordained Metropolitan of Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
and Damascus
Damascus
Damascus , commonly known in Syria as Al Sham , and as the City of Jasmine , is the capital and the second largest city of Syria after Aleppo, both are part of the country's 14 governorates. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major...
in 1950. In 1957, he was consecrated Patriarch after the Patriarch Ignatius Afram I Barsoum
Ignatius Afram I Barsoum
Ignatius Afram I Barsoum was the 120th Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church. He wrote, translated and published many works all of which are very scholarly. He wrote books on the tradition, liturgy, music, and history of Syriac Orthodox Church.Patriarch Mor...
died.
Church in India
His Holiness worked actively for cooperation among the Oriental Orthodox Churches and the reconciliation of the Church in India. In 1964 His Holiness visited Malankara and consecrated Augen Timotheous as Catholicos to establish peace in the church. However, this peace, unfortunately, lasted only for a few years.Books
Patriarch Ya`qub wrote at least thirty books about the history of the Church, spirituality and liturgy including a History of the Church until the 6th century, a History of the Syrian Church in India, a comparative study of Syriac and Arabic languages, and Personageaphies of Mor Ephrem the SyrianEphrem the Syrian
Ephrem the Syrian was a Syriac and a prolific Syriac-language hymnographer and theologian of the 4th century. He is venerated by Christians throughout the world, and especially in the Syriac Orthodox Church, as a saint.Ephrem wrote a wide variety of hymns, poems, and sermons in verse, as well as...
, Mor Philoxenus of Mabbug, and Mor Ya`qub of Serugh. Students of the church consider his lecture as an authoritative on the Syrian Orthodox Church at the University of Goettingen in 1971.
Syriac music
Patriarch Ya`qub is very skilled in and knowledgeable about Syriac music. He was endowed with a sharp memory that enabled him to memorize over 700 hundred melodies of the Beth Gazo including variants (Shuhlophe). He had a voice of a "nightingale" as Patriarch Ignatius Zakka I IwasIgnatius Zakka I Iwas
Ignatius Zakka I Iwas is the 122nd reigning Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, and as such, Supreme Head of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church. Also known by his traditional episcopal name, Severios, he was enthroned as patriarch on 14 September 1980 in St. George's...
tells us. He learned the Beth Gazo from another master of Syriac music, Mor Yulios Elias Qoro, then Patriarchal Delegate in India.
He was familiar with his native school of music in Iraq (the School of Takrit) as well as the more popular School of Mardin. During a five-month visit to the United States (from March 11 - August 15, 1960), Patriarch Ya`qub, at the request of Metropolitan Mor Athanasius Yeshu` Samuel, the late archbishop of the United States and Canada, recorded the Beth Gazo according to the School of Mardin. Thus recording serves as the authoritative reference to the musical tradition of the School of Mardin. Patriarch Ya`qub is fondly remembered for his spiritually uplifting celebration of the liturgy. He encouraged many to accept the simple way of life. After he consecrated sacred myron in the Mor Gabriel monastery in 1964, myron flowed from the glass container the following day and people were healed by it.
Death
His Holiness died on June 26, 1980.See also
- Syriac Orthodox ChurchSyriac Orthodox ChurchThe Syriac Orthodox Church; is an autocephalous Oriental Orthodox church based in the Eastern Mediterranean, with members spread throughout the world. The Syriac Orthodox Church claims to derive its origin from one of the first Christian communities, established in Antioch by the Apostle St....
- Jacob BaradaeusJacob BaradaeusJacob Baradaeus was Bishop of Edessa from 543 until his death. One of the most important figures in the history of the Syriac Orthodox Church, and the Oriental Orthodox churches generally, he was a defender of the Monophysite movement in a time when its strength was declining...
- List of Patriarchs of Antioch - to 518
- List of Syriac Orthodox Patriarchs of Antioch - list from 518
- Malankara Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church
- The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
- Saint Thomas ChristiansSaint Thomas ChristiansThe Saint Thomas Christians are an ancient body of Christians from Kerala, India, who trace their origins to the evangelical activity of Thomas the Apostle in the 1st century. They are also known as "Nasranis" because they are followers of "Jesus of Nazareth". The term "Nasrani" is still used by St...
(Syrian Malabar NasraniSyrian Malabar NasraniThe Syrian Malabar Nasrani people, also known as Saint Thomas Christians, "'Nasrani Mappila'" and Nasranis, are an ethnoreligious group from Kerala, India, adhering to the various churches of the Saint Thomas Christian tradition...
) - Mor Julius Isa Cicek
- Ignatius Zakka I IwasIgnatius Zakka I IwasIgnatius Zakka I Iwas is the 122nd reigning Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, and as such, Supreme Head of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church. Also known by his traditional episcopal name, Severios, he was enthroned as patriarch on 14 September 1980 in St. George's...
- Ignatius Afram I BarsoumIgnatius Afram I BarsoumIgnatius Afram I Barsoum was the 120th Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church. He wrote, translated and published many works all of which are very scholarly. He wrote books on the tradition, liturgy, music, and history of Syriac Orthodox Church.Patriarch Mor...
- Ignatius Elias IIIIgnatius Elias IIIMor Ignatius Elias III was the 119th Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch from 1917 to 1932. He died and is buried at the monastery of Manjanikkara Dayara in Kerala, India, where there is a considerable number of Syriac Orthodox Christians...
- Polycarpus Eugene (Augin) AydinPolycarpus Eugene (Augin) AydinMor Polycarpus Augin Aydın , born Edip Aydın on June 10, 1971 near Nusaybin , Turkey, is the Metropolitan and Patriarchal Vicar for the Archdiocese of the Netherlands of the Syriac Orthodox Church. The Metropolitan Seat is located at St...