Ignatius Jacob III, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ignatius Jacob III

Patriarch of Antioch

Date of Birth: 12-Oct-1912

Place of Birth: Iraq

Date of Death: 26-Jun-1980

Profession: writer, priest, academic

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Moran Mor Ignatius Jacob (Ya?qub) III (October 12, 1913 – June 26, 1980) was the 121st Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church.
He was skilled in and knowledgeable in Syriac sacral music or Beth Gazo.
He re-established the Maphrianate/Catholicate in the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church (the Indian Church).