Basil Lazarus III was the Syriac Orthodox Maphrian of the East from 1709 until his death in 1713.

Basil Lazarus III
Syriac Orthodox Maphrian of the East
ChurchSyriac Orthodox Church
Installed1709
Term ended1713
PredecessorBasil Isaac
SuccessorBasil Matthew II
Personal details
Born
Iyawannis Lazarus
Died1713
Previous post(s)Bishop of Mansuriyya

Biography edit

Iyawannis Lazarus was ordained bishop of Mansuriyya by Patriarch Ignatius Abdulmasih I in 1684, in which year he later also attended the consecration of the Holy Chrism at the Church of the Forty Martyrs at Mardin.[1] In 1709, Lazarus was ordained as Maphrian of the East by Patriarch Ignatius Isaac II, upon which he assumed the name Basil.[1] Lazarus served as Maphrian of the East until his death in mid-1713.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Barsoum (2009), p. 17.

Bibliography edit

  • Barsoum, Aphrem (2009). History of the Syriac Dioceses. Vol. 1. Translated by Matti Moosa. Gorgias Press. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
Preceded by Syriac Orthodox Maphrian of the East
1709–1713
Succeeded by