What is Ignatius Zakka I Iwas?
[[File:Ignatius Zakka I Iwas.jpg|thumb|Iwas in December 2007.]] '''Ignatius Zakka I Iwas''' ({{Lang-syr|ܐܝܓܢܐܛܝܘܣ ܙܟܝ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܥܝܘܐܨ}}, {{Lang-ar|إغناطيوس زكا الأول عيواص}}, ''{{Transl|ar|DIN|Zakkà ‘Īwāṣ}}'', born '''Sanharib Iwas'''; 21 April 1933 &ndash; 21 March 2014) was an [[Iraq]]i [[Christianity|Christian]] religious leader. He was the 122nd [[List of Syriac Orthodox Patriarchs of Antioch|Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East]] from 1980 until his death. He was also Supreme Head of the [[Syriac Orthodox Church|Universal Syriac Orthodox Church]]. He was born in [[Mosul]], [[Iraq]]. Iwas died after a long illness on 21 March 2014 at a hospital in [[Kiel]], [[Germany]]. He was 80.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://calgaryherald.com/news/world/Patriarch+Damascusbased+Syriac+Orthodox+Church+Ignatius+Zakka/9646999/story.html|title=Patriarch of Damascus-based Syriac Orthodox Church, Ignatius Zakka Iwas, dies in Germany at 80|work=[[Calgary Herald]]|publisher=[[Associated Press]]|date=21 March 2014|accessdate=21 March 2014}}{{Dead link|date=February 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category|Patriarch Ignatius Zakka I Iwas of Antioch|Ignatius Zakka I Iwas}} * [http://www.syrianchurch.org/PZakka/HH.htm Ignatius Zakka I Iwas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326075851/http://www.syrianchurch.org/pzakka/HH.htm |date=2014-03-26 }} at the [http://www.syrianchurch.org/ Syrian Church of Antioch & All the East] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205083210/http://www.syrianchurch.org/ |date=2007-02-05 }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Iwas, Ignatius Zakka I}} [[Category:1933 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:Oriental Orthodox Christians]] [[Category:Patriarchs]] [[Category:Iraqi Christian clergy]] {{Bio-stub}}