He was born in Arkaḥ and studied Syriac at the village school. In 1946, he migrated to Syria where he taught at Gharkishamo, Qubūr al-Bīḍ, and Qamishli. In 1962 he taught at theMonastery of Mor Gabriel where he was ordained a deacon, then a priest in 1963 for Arkaḥ, Arbo, and Kafro. In 1965 he served in Qubūr al-Bīḍ.
He wrote a book on the massacres ofṬur ʿAbdin titledGunḥe (Glane, 1987), and composed poems. He translated from Arabic into Syriac verseAfram Barsoum’sQīthār al-Qulūb (a collection of poems) (1969), and from KurdishShemʿun II of Beth Manʿem’s poemLawij.
George A. Kiraz