Ignatius Michael III Jarweh


Mar Ignatius Michael III Jarweh ibn Nimatallah was the 111 Patriarch of Antioch and Patriarch of the Syriac Catholic Church from 1783 to 1800.

Michael Jarweh was born on January 3, 1731 in Aleppo. He spent some time as deacon in Edessa and in 1757 he was ordained a priest by the Syrian bishop of Aleppo, George Fattal, who also appointed him as procurator of the church of Aleppo.171 He was distinguished for his sermons and for his concern for the poor.

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