Eliya IX

Eliya IX (Syriac: ܐܠܝܐ / Elīyā, died 17 May 1700) was Patriarch of the Church of the East from 1660 to 1700, with his residence in Rabban Hormizd Monastery, near Alqosh, in modern Iraq. He was a "vigorous defender of the traditional faith",^[1] and on several occasions acted against local representatives of the Catholic Church in the region.^[2] His correspondence with Rome, in 1668–1669, ended without agreement on the discussed issues.^[3]

Mar Eliya IX
Catholicos-Patriarch of the East
Church	Church of the East
Installed	1660
Term ended	1700
Predecessor	Eliya VIII
Successor	Eliya X
Personal details
Died	17 May 1700
Residence	Rabban Hormizd Monastery

The ancient Rabban Hormizd Monastery, former residence of the Patriarchs of the Church of the East

In older historiography, he was designated as Eliya IX,^[4] but later renumbered as Eliya "X" by some authors.^[5][6] After the resolution of several chronological questions, he was designated again as Eliya IX,^[7][8][9] and that numeration is accepted in recent scholarly works.^{[10][11][12][13][14][15][16]}

See also

• Patriarch of the Church of the East
• List of Patriarchs of the Church of the East
• Assyrian Church of the East