Basil Lazarus III

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

Basil Lazarus III
Syriac Orthodox Maphrian of the East
Church	Syriac Orthodox Church
Installed	1709
Term ended	1713
Predecessor	Basil Isaac
Successor	Basil Matthew II
Personal details
Birth name	Iyawannis Lazarus
Died	1713
Previous post	Bishop of Mansuriyya

Biography

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

1. Barsoum (2009), p. 17.

Bibliography

• Barsoum, Ephrem (2009). History of the Syriac Dioceses. 1. Translated by Matti Moosa. Gorgias Press.