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Patriarch Yacoub III welcomed to Sherbrooke, 1960

Place: Sherbrooke
Date: 1960

Patriarch Ignatius Yacoub III and his clergy are greeted by local dignitaries on his arrival in Sherbrooke, Canada, on 12 June 1960, during his five-month pastoral visit to the Americas; the site says Fr. A. Carim Karma of St Ephrem's received him.

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arameans.com Digital Archive (Syriac Pearls)

Patriarch Yacoub III welcomed to Sherbrooke, 1960

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