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April 16th is the anniversary of the dukhrono of HE Mor Athanasius Yeshu Samuel. H.E. was the first Archbishop of the united Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese of North America. Mor Athanasius was born on Christmas Day & therefore given the name Yeshu. His early life is filled with hardship & suffering as was common for the Syriac Orthodox Christians in Turkey who were being persecuted. However, his story in particular is a testament to the grace of God & our Lord's endless blessing in the midst of adversity. HE was the secretary to St. HH Mor Ignatius Elias III Patriarch of blessed memory, & accompanied HH during his journey to India. Mor Athanasius remained in India following the passing of St.Ignatius, & was later ordained priest by Apostolic delegate to India Mor Yulios Elias. He returned to Jerusalem soon afterwards. In 1947 while Bishop of Jerusalem & Jordan, HE acquired the most ancient Biblical manuscript known, the 'Dead Sea Scrolls' from a Bedouin tribe. The manuscript predates existing known manuscripts of the Hebrew texts by 1000 years. The discovery led to finding further artifacts in the Qumran caves. HE then left for USA & helped establish countless churches in the States & Canada. He translated numerous Syriac texts to English to help the faithful (something he continued till his passing). On November 15th 1957 HH Mor Ignatius Aphrem I enthroned Mor Athanasius as the first Archbishop of the newly created Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese of North America. The Archdiocese included the parishes of the Suryoye & Malankara faithful. HE lived a very simple & pious life. In 1993 HH Patriarch Zakka I honored Mor Athanasius with the title, ro`yo shariro (True Shepherd) and awarded him the Grand Cross of St. Ignatius Nurono.Mor Athanasius left for the heavenly abode on April 16th 1995. His mortal remains are interred in a mausoleum below the sanctuary of the Holy Virgin Mary Cathedral in Glane, Netherlands.Today the Church in North America has 4 dioceses which are the remnants of HE's original Archdiocese:Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North AmericaArchdiocese of the Syriac Orthodox Church for the Eastern United StatesSyriac Orthodox Archdiocese of the Western United StatesSyriac Orthodox Diocese of Canada Knanaya Archdiocese of USAFor full biography visit: https://goo.gl/nc0IVDAn article about Mor Athanasius written in German by malfono Gabriel Rabo: https://goo.gl/T1Ij01