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| birth_place =Lebanon
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==Biography==
==Biography==
Elias Muawad was born in 1912, in an [[Orthodox Christianity|Orthodox Christian]] family in [[Lebanon]] He was ordained deacon in 1932, graduating from the [[Halki Theological School]] in 1939. In 1959, he was consecrated [[Metropolitan bishop|Metropolitan]] of [[Aleppo|Berroia]] and [[Alexandretta]], being elected [[Patriarch of Antioch]] on September 25, 1970, succeeding [[Theodosius VI of Antioch|Theodosius VI]] only six days after his death.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=27 January 2018|url=https://orthodoxwiki.org/Elias_IV_(Muawad)_of_Antioch|title=Elias IV (Muawad) of Antioch|website=Orthodox Wiki}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|page=98|date=27 September 1970|journal=San Antonio Express|title=Bishop Elias Muawad of Aleppo has been elected by the Antioch Holy Synod in Beirut as the 163rd patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch and the entire East}}</ref>
Elias Muawad was born in 1912, in an [[Orthodox Christianity|Orthodox Christian]] family in modern-day [[Lebanon]]. He was ordained deacon in 1932, graduating from the [[Halki Theological School]] in 1939. In 1959, he was consecrated [[Metropolitan bishop|Metropolitan]] of [[Aleppo|Berroia]] and [[Alexandretta]], being elected [[Patriarch of Antioch]] on September 25, 1970, succeeding [[Theodosius VI of Antioch|Theodosius VI]] only six days after his death.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=27 January 2018|url=https://orthodoxwiki.org/Elias_IV_(Muawad)_of_Antioch|title=Elias IV (Muawad) of Antioch|website=Orthodox Wiki}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|page=98|date=27 September 1970|journal=San Antonio Express|title=Bishop Elias Muawad of Aleppo has been elected by the Antioch Holy Synod in Beirut as the 163rd patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch and the entire East}}</ref>


Elias's pontificate was characterised by intense partification in [[Middle East]]ern politics, plus increased participation in the [[Arab diaspora]], lines that would mark Middle Eastern Christian hierarchy henceforth. He emphatically referred to his faithful as [[Arab Christians]], a denomination that was then not as widespread. In February 1974, he took part in the [[Organisation of Islamic Cooperation]] 2nd Summit, in [[Lahore]], being called on occasion by King [[Faisal of Saudi Arabia]] "Patriarch of the Arabs".<ref>{{cite book|page=111|last=Hage|first=Wolfgang|title=Das orientalische Christentum|date=2007|place=Stuttgart|publisher=[[Kohlhammer Verlag]]|ISBN=9783170176683}}</ref> In 1977, Patriarch Elias met President [[Jimmy Carter]], being the first Patriarch of Antioch to ever visit the [[United States]], and reiterated the necessity of independence for [[Palestinians]].<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1979/06/25/antiochian-patriarch-elias-iv/767cd378-27ae-4466-87dc-89e63e07ca3b/|date=25 June 1979|journal=Washington Post|title=Antiochian Patriarch Elias IV}}</ref> He consecrated with Metropolitan [[Dom Ignatios Firzli|Ignátios Ferzli]] the [[Catedral Metropolitana Ortodoxa]] in [[São Paulo]], Brazil, [[w:commons:File:Detalhe entrada Catedral Metropolitana Ortodoxa.jpg|the following year]]. He died in [[Damascus]] on June 21, 1979, after suffering a [[heart attack]].<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1979/06/25/antiochian-patriarch-elias-iv/767cd378-27ae-4466-87dc-89e63e07ca3b/</ref>
Elias's pontificate was characterized by intense partification in [[Eastern Mediterranean]] politics, plus increased participation in the [[Arab diaspora]], lines that would mark Middle Eastern Christian hierarchy henceforth. He emphatically referred to his faithful as [[Arab Christians]], a denomination that was then not as widespread. In February 1974, he took part in the [[Organisation of Islamic Cooperation]] 2nd Summit, in [[Lahore]], being called on occasion by King [[Faisal of Saudi Arabia]] "Patriarch of the Arabs".<ref>{{cite book|page=111|last=Hage|first=Wolfgang|title=Das orientalische Christentum|date=2007|place=Stuttgart|publisher=[[Kohlhammer Verlag]]|ISBN=9783170176683}}</ref> In 1977, Patriarch Elias met President [[Jimmy Carter]], being the first Patriarch of Antioch to ever visit the [[United States]], and reiterated the necessity of independence for [[Palestinians]].<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1979/06/25/antiochian-patriarch-elias-iv/767cd378-27ae-4466-87dc-89e63e07ca3b/|date=25 June 1979|journal=Washington Post|title=Antiochian Patriarch Elias IV}}</ref> He consecrated with Metropolitan [[Dom Ignatios Firzli|Ignátios Ferzli]] the [[Catedral Metropolitana Ortodoxa]] in [[São Paulo]], Brazil, [[w:commons:File:Detalhe entrada Catedral Metropolitana Ortodoxa.jpg|the following year]]. He died in [[Damascus]] on June 21, 1979, after suffering a [[heart attack]].<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1979/06/25/antiochian-patriarch-elias-iv/767cd378-27ae-4466-87dc-89e63e07ca3b/</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 21:35, 18 March 2021

Elias IV of Antioch
ChurchGreek Orthodox Church of Antioch
Installed1970
Term ended1979
PredecessorTheodosius VI of Antioch
SuccessorIgnatius IV of Antioch
Personal details
Born1914
Ottoman Syria
Died1979
Damascus, Syria

Patriarch Elias IV of Antioch and All The East, born Elias Ben Diab Muawad (Template:Lang-ar; 1914 – June 21, 1979) was the Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch and All The East from 1970 to 1979.

Biography

Elias Muawad was born in 1912, in an Orthodox Christian family in modern-day Lebanon. He was ordained deacon in 1932, graduating from the Halki Theological School in 1939. In 1959, he was consecrated Metropolitan of Berroia and Alexandretta, being elected Patriarch of Antioch on September 25, 1970, succeeding Theodosius VI only six days after his death.[1][2]

Elias's pontificate was characterized by intense partification in Eastern Mediterranean politics, plus increased participation in the Arab diaspora, lines that would mark Middle Eastern Christian hierarchy henceforth. He emphatically referred to his faithful as Arab Christians, a denomination that was then not as widespread. In February 1974, he took part in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation 2nd Summit, in Lahore, being called on occasion by King Faisal of Saudi Arabia "Patriarch of the Arabs".[3] In 1977, Patriarch Elias met President Jimmy Carter, being the first Patriarch of Antioch to ever visit the United States, and reiterated the necessity of independence for Palestinians.[4] He consecrated with Metropolitan Ignátios Ferzli the Catedral Metropolitana Ortodoxa in São Paulo, Brazil, the following year. He died in Damascus on June 21, 1979, after suffering a heart attack.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Elias IV (Muawad) of Antioch". Orthodox Wiki. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Bishop Elias Muawad of Aleppo has been elected by the Antioch Holy Synod in Beirut as the 163rd patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch and the entire East". San Antonio Express: 98. 27 September 1970.
  3. ^ Hage, Wolfgang (2007). Das orientalische Christentum. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer Verlag. p. 111. ISBN 9783170176683.
  4. ^ "Antiochian Patriarch Elias IV". Washington Post. 25 June 1979.
  5. ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1979/06/25/antiochian-patriarch-elias-iv/767cd378-27ae-4466-87dc-89e63e07ca3b/
Eastern Orthodox Church titles
Preceded by Eastern Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch
1970–1979 		Succeeded by
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