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Funeral of Chorepiscopus Elias Gerges Hannoush, Hasakah, 1968

Place: Hasakah · today Syria
Date: 1968

A great crowd follows the funeral of the priest who served St George's Syriac Orthodox Church in Hasakah from 1943 until his death on 5 July 1968; the source says he was born in Qal'at Mara and fled to Syria.

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Arameans.com Digital Archive (community archive)

Funeral of Chorepiscopus Elias Gerges Hannoush, Hasakah, 1968

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