Basil Lazarus III | |
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Syriac Orthodox Maphrian of the East | |
Church | Syriac Orthodox Church |
Installed | 1709 |
Term ended | 1713 |
Predecessor | Basil Isaac |
Successor | Basil Matthew II |
Personal details | |
Born | Iyawannis Lazarus |
Died | 1713 |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Mansuriyya |
Basil Lazarus III was the Syriac Orthodox Maphrian of the East from 1709 until his death in 1713.
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]