Ignatius Abded Aloho II
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Ignatius Abded Aloho II Sattuf | |
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| Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East | |
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| Church | Syriac Orthodox Church |
| See | Antioch |
| Installed | 1906 |
| Term ended | 1915 |
| Predecessor | Ignatius Abded Mshiho II |
| Successor | Ignatius Elias III |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abded Sattuf June 7, 1833 |
| Died | November 26, 1915 (aged 82) |
| Residence | Monastery of Saint Mark, Jerusalem |
Mor Ignatius Abded Aloho II Sattuf (Syriac: ܐܝܓܢܛܝܘܣ ܥܒܕ ܕܐܠܘܗܘ) also Ignatius Abdullah II Stephan (June 7, 1833 – November 26, 1915) was the Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1906 until his death in 1915.
Abded was born on June 7, 1833, in the village of Sadad, a predominantly Syriac Orthodox village, south of Homs. He became a monk at an early age, and was later ordained priest. In 1870, he toured the Tur Abdin region and recorded the names of villages, monasteries, churches, clergy and the families living in the area.
He was appointed bishop of Jerusalem in 1872[1] by Patriarch Ignatius Peter IV, taking the name Gregorios, and in August 1874 accompanied him to Britain to persuade the British government to assist the church in India. They stayed here until April 1875, when they left for India to reorganise the church in India with the help of the British governor. Whilst in India, Abded fraternised with Protestant missionaries.[2] After returning to Syria he spread Protestant ideas.[3]
They left India in May 1877 and remained in Syria before returning to London in 1879, where he secured a printing press for the Monastery of Mor Hananyo. Upon his return, Abded was ordained Metropolitan of Syria and left to attend the 1888 Lambeth Conference, and secured a second printing press.
After the death of Ignatius Peter IV in 1894, a rivalry began between Abded and Abded Mshiho to be elected to the patriarchal throne. According to American missionaries operating in Syria at the time, the Ottoman government interfered and intimidated bishops based on the highest bidder.[4] However, in 1895, Abded Mshiho was elected and consecrated patriarch.
The following year, in 1896, Abded joined the Syriac Catholic Church. He was a Syriac Catholic for 9 years and had participated in the synod that elected Ephrem Rahmani as the Patriarch of Antioch. In 1905, Abded renounced the church and took up his position as Syriac Orthodox Metropolitan of Amid again, under the promise of becoming the Patriarch upon its vacancy.[1]
