Gregory Atta, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gregory Atta

syrian bishop

Date of Birth: 14-Apr-1815

Place of Birth: Zahlé, Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon

Date of Death: 03-Dec-1899

Profession: Catholic priest, church historian

Nationality: Lebanon

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Gregory Atta born Michael Atta (born 14 April 1815 in Zahle, Lebanon - died on 3 December 1899 in Damascus, Syria) was a bishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Homs, church historian and collector of antique manuscripts.
He visited Europe in 1860–61 and campaigned among others for alms for the Oriental Christians in Bavaria (in the Roman Catholic dioceses of Augsburg, Wurzburg and Speyer).
later served as a father of the First Vatican Council in Rome.