Maximos IV Sayegh Cleric

Maximos IV Sayegh (or Saïgh) (April 10, 1878 – November 5, 1967) was Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 1947 until his death in 1967. One of the fathers of Second Vatican Council, the outspoken patriarch stirred the Council by urging reconciliation between the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. For these contributions to Christian ecumenical relations he was honored with the cardinalate.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Saïgh Maximos
Birth dateApril 10, 1878
Birth place
Aleppo
Religion
Melkite Greek Catholic Church
Date of deathNovember 05, 1967
Place of death
Lebanon , Beirut

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External resources

  1. http://phoenicia.org/melkites.html
  2. http://www.melkite.org
  3. http://www.melkite.org/Ambassadors/retreat_files/slide0001.htm
  4. http://www.melkite.org/role.htm
  5. http://www.melkite.org/xCouncil/CouncilIntro.htm
  6. http://www.mliles.com/melkitecatholic/index.shtml
  7. http://www.opuslibani.org.lb/melkitmenu.html
  8. http://www.pgc-lb.org/english/index.shtml