Pope Approves Canonization of Martyred Archbishop Ignatius Choukrallah Maloyan

Pope Approves Canonization of Martyred Archbishop Ignatius Choukrallah Maloyan

Pope Francis has cleared the way for the canonization of Blessed Ignatius Choukrallah Maloyan, who was born in 1869 in Mardin, in present-day Turkey, the Vatican reported. Ordained a priest in 1883 in Lebanon, Archbishop Maloyan took the Christian name Ignatius and became known as an exceptional preacher in both Arabic and Turkish, devoting himself to parish ministry and the study of sacred texts in Alexandria, Egypt. In 1911, Pope Pius X appoin…

Pope Francis Approves Canonization of Armenian Archbishop Ignatius Choukrallah Maloyan Martyred During Genocide • MassisPost

THE VATICAN -- Pope Francis has cleared the way for the canonization of Blessed Ignatius Choukrallah Maloyan, who was born in 1869 in Mardin, in

Pope approves canonization of Armenian Archbishop Ignatius Choukrallah Maloyan martyred during genocide - Public Radio of Armenia

Pope Francis has cleared the way for the canonization of Blessed Ignatius Choukrallah Maloyan, who w