Ignatius IV of Antioch
| Ignatius IV Hazim إغناطيوس الرابع هزيم |
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| Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East | |
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| Church | Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch |
| See | Antioch |
| Installed | July 2, 1979 |
| Term ended | December 5, 2012 |
| Predecessor | Elias IV |
| Successor | John X |
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| Birth name | Habib Hazim |
| Born |
April 4, 1920 Mhardeh (Hama Governorate), French Mandate of Syria |
| Died | December 5, 2012 (aged 92) Beirut, Lebanon |
| Residence | Mariamite Cathedral of Damascus, Street Called Straight, Damascus, Syria |
| Alma mater | St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute of Paris, France |
Patriarch Ignatius IV (Hazim) of Antioch and All The East (Arabic: إغناطبوس الرابع هزيم، بطريرك أنطاكيا وسائر المشرق ; April 4, 1920 – December 5, 2012) was the Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch and All The East from 1979 to 2012.
Ignatius was born Habib Hazim on April 4, 1920, in the village of Mhardeh near Hama in Syria. He was the son of a pious Greek Orthodox Syrian Arab Christian family and from an early age was attracted to service within the Church. While studying in Beirut, Lebanon, for a literature degree, he entered the service of the local Antiochian Orthodox diocese, first by becoming an acolyte, then a subdeacon and then a deacon. During his studies at the American University of Beirut, young Habib was influenced by his outstanding philosophy professor Charles Malik. Malik influenced his students tremendously on matters of philosophy and spirituality — many of whom (i.e. many of Hazim’s classmates) became ordained ministers and friars in various ecclesiastical orders under Malik’s influence. In 1945 he went to Paris where he graduated from the St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute. From his time in France onwards he was moved not only by a desire to pass on the deposit of the Greek Orthodox faith, but also to take Orthodoxy out of its unhistorical ghetto by discovering in its Holy Tradition living answers to the problems of modern life. On his return to the Eastern Mediterranean, he founded the University of Balamand in Lebanon which he then served for many years as dean. As Dean he sought to provide the Patriarchate with responsible leaders who had received a good spiritual and intellectual training and who were witnesses to an awakened and deeply personal faith.
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