Ignatius Peter IV
Ignatius Peter IV | |
|---|---|
| Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East | |
| Church | Syriac Orthodox Church |
| See | Antioch |
| Installed | 1872 |
| Term ended | 1894 |
| Predecessor | Ignatius Jacob II |
| Successor | Ignatius Abdul Masih II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Boutros ibn Salmo Mesko 1798 |
| Died | 8 October 1894 ( aged 95-96) Mardin, Ottoman Empire |
| Residence | Monastery of Mor Hananyo |
Mor Ignatius Peter IV (1798 – 8 October 1894), also known as Ignatius Peter III,[1][2] was the Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1872 until his death in 1894. He is regarded by many as the architect of the modern church.
Early life
Peter was born in the city of Mosul in 1798 into a well known Christian family and spent his childhood at the Monastery of Mor Hananyo, where he would later become a monk and also be ordained as a priest. In 1846, Peter was ordained metropolitan bishop of Damascus by the Patriarch Ignatius Elias II and adopted the name Julius.
Metropolitan bishop
As metropolitan, Peter engaged and succeeded in a dispute with the Syriac Catholic Church over ownership of various ancient churches and monasteries within his diocese and as a result recovered many for the Syriac Orthodox Church.
On 2 June 1866, Peter allegedly consecrated the French Presbyterian minister Jules Ferrette as Bishop of Iona, giving him a mission to introduce Oriental Orthodoxy to the West.[3]: 35–6 [4][5] No original document of this alleged consecration is known to exist; Ferrette published what he claimed was an English translation of his Syrian consecration document after he arrived in London.[3]: 35, 37 He also allegedly approved the consecration of Joseph Rene Vilatte by Malankara Orthodox Syriac bishops.[6]
At the time of Ignatius Jacob II's death, in 1871, Peter was staying in Constantinople and could not travel to Mardin for the patriarchal election. However, the synod unanimously elected him as patriarch. At first he declined the position, but under continuous persuasion Peter was consecrated as patriarch on 16 June 1872 at the Monastery of Mor Hananyo, upon which he assumed the Patriarchal name Ignatius.
Patriarch
Soon after he became patriarch, Peter renovated the Monastery of Mor Hananyo and ordained Rabban Abded Sattuf as Metropolitan of Jerusalem under the name Gregorius. In 1873, he moved to Constantinople where he was recognised by the Ottoman government as the official Syriac Orthodox Patriarch and received the appropriate rights.
Episcopal succession
- Gregorios Abded Aloho (1872-1880). Metropolitan of Jerusalem. Later, he was elected Ignatius Abded Aloho II the 118th Patriarch of Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch
- Cyril Elias (1872-1921). Metropolitan of Mor Mattai Monastery
- Behnam of Akra (1872). Metropolitan of Al-Jazeera
- Antimous Ya'skour (1873-1915) He was martyred in 1915 during the Sayfo
- Athanasius Dehho (1882-1815). Metropolitan of Siverek. He was martyred in 1915 during the Sayfo
- Iyawannis Elias (1886–1895). Ecumenical Metropolitan then Metropolitan of Syria, then of Jerusalem
Death
Patriarch Ignatius Peter IV died on 8 October 1894 whilst at Mardin and was buried at Beth Qadishe at Mor Hananyo.
References
- ^ M.P. Varkey, Pulikkottil Joseph Mar Dionysious II, Metropolitan of Jacobite faction of Malankara Church.(Malayalam), Malayala Manorama. 1901.
- ^ Fenwick, John R. K. (2011). "Mar Thoma Syrian Church (Malankara)". In Sebastian P. Brock; Aaron M. Butts; George A. Kiraz; Lucas Van Rompay (eds.). Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage: Electronic Edition. Gorgias Press. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ a b Anson, Peter F. (2006) [1964]. "Jules Ferrette, Mar Julius, Bishop of Iona, and alleged Patriarchal Legate of the Syrian Jacobite Church for Western Europe". Bishops at Large. Independent Catholic Heritage. Apocryphile press. ISBN 0-9771461-8-9.
- ^ "Jules Ferrette | Roman Catholic priest". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
- ^ "British Orthodox Church". Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage: Electronic Edition. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ Kiraz, George Anton (July 2004). "The Credentials of Mar Julius Alvares, Bishop of Ceylon, Goa and India Excluding Malabar" (PDF). Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies. 7 (2): 158. ISSN 1097-3702. Archived from the original on 2004-08-23. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
- "ܐܦܛܪܘܦܘܬܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܝܬܐ". Soc-wus.org.