Baselios Lazarus III

Baselios Lazarus III
Maphrian of the Syriac Orthodox Church
Church	Syriac Orthodox Church
Archdiocese	Maphrianate of the East
Diocese	Mosul and Nineveh
See	Mosul and Nineveh
In office	1709-1713
Predecessor	Baselios Matthew I
Successor	Baselios Matthew II
Orders
Ordination	1684 by Ignatius Abded Mshiho I
Consecration	1709 by Ignatius Isaac Azar
Rank	Maphrian
Personal details
Birth name	Iyawannis Lazarus
Died	1713
Previous post	Bishop of Manuriyya

Baselios Lazarus III was the Maphrian of the East of the Syriac Orthodox Church, from 1709 until his death in 1713.

Biography

Iyawannis was born in the 17th century, and was ordained as Bishop of Manuriyya by the Patriarch Ignatius Abded Mshiho I in 1684. In 1709, Iyawannis was ordained maphrian by Ignatius Isaac Azar, upon which he assumed the Christian name Baselios. He administered the maphrianate for 4 years before his death in 1713.

References

• The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences - Ignatius Aphrem I Barsoum.
• "Catholicate of the East".