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His Beatitude '''Euthymius IV of Chios''', also '''Meletios Euthymius IV of Chios''', was the Patriarch of Antioch of the [[Church of Antioch]] from 1635 to 1647. <ref>He is also known as Euthymius III.</ref>

==Life==
Meletios was born of a family originally from the island of Chios in the Aegean Sea. The date of his birth is not known. He entered the [[Holy Lavra of St. Savas (Jerusalem)|Mar Saba monastery]], near Bethlehem, where he became a [[hieromonk]]. He became known as painter of [[icon]]s which led to his being called to Damascus to paint the [[cathedral]].

The dying Patriarch [[Euthymius III Karmah]] suggested Meletios as his successor. Euthymius III died [[January 1]], 1635 and shortly after his death Meletios was elected [[patriarch]]. Taking the name Euthymius IV, he was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] patriarch by Philotheos of Homs, Simeon of Saidnaya, and Joachim of Zabadani.

He is remembered as the ''"timid"'' Patriarch in that he did not display the courage of his predecessor. His maintained very good relations with the Latin [[missionary|missionaries]] in Syria even though he never wrote directly to the [[pope]]. He died of illness in Damascus on [[October 11]], 1647.

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before=[[Euthymius III Karmah]]|
title=[[List of Patriarchs of Antioch|Patriarch of Antioch]]|
years=1635-1647|
after=[[Macarius III (Zaim) of Antioch|Macarius III (Zaim)]]}}
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==Note==
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==Source==
*[[Wikipedia:Euthymius_III_of_Chios]]

==External link==
*[http://phoenicia.org/pdfs/orthodox_antioch_union.pdf   Conception of the Union in the Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch]

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