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Bishop Flavien-Michel Malké of the Syriac Diocese of Gazireh, who was martyred Aug. 29, 1915, and will be beatified Aug. 29, 2015. Public domain photo.

This Syriac bishop will be beatified on the 100th anniversary of his martyrdom

Aug 11, 2015

By Elise Harris

On Saturday Pope Francis approved a decree recognizing the martyrdom of Flavien-Michel Malké, a Syriac Catholic bishop who was killed... Read more

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