Eliya XI (Syriac: ܐܠܝܐ / Elīyā, 1700 - April 1778) was Patriarch of the Church of the East from 1722 to 1778, with his residence in Rabban Hormizd Monastery, near Alqosh, in modern Iraq. His father, the priest Hoshaba, was the brother of the previous patriarch Eliya X (died 14 December 1722). Upon that patriarch's death, Eliya XI was elected to the patriarchal see, and enthroned on 25 December 1722.[1]

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Eliya XI
Catholicos-Patriarch of the East
ChurchChurch of the East
Installed1722
Term ended1778
PredecessorEliya X
SuccessorEliya XII
Personal details
DiedApril 1778
ResidenceRabban Hormizd Monastery
The ancient Rabban Hormizd Monastery, former residence of the Patriarchs of the Church of the East

At the beginning of the Ottoman–Persian War (1743–1746), his residence, the Patriarchal Monastery of Rabban Hormizd, was attacked and looted in 1743.[2] Faced with frequent conflicts between two mighty Islamic empires (Ottoman and Persian), local Christians in the frontier regions were constantly exposed to danger, not only in times of war, but also during the interwar years, since local Kurdish warlords were accustomed to attack Christian communities and monasteries. Patriarch Eliya XI tried to improve the increasingly worsening position of his Christian flock, by staying loyal to Ottoman authorities, but the local administration was frequently unable to provide effective protection.[3]

In older historiography, he was designated as Eliya XI,[4] but later renumbered as Eliya "XII" by some authors.[5][6] After the resolution of several chronological questions, he was designated again as Eliya XI,[7][8][9] and that numeration is generally accepted in recent scholarly works,[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] with some exceptions.[18][19]

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  1. ^ Wilmshurst 2000, p. 26, 29, 148, 196, 250-251.
  2. ^ Wilmshurst 2000, p. 205, 263.
  3. ^ Wilmshurst 2000, p. 28, 195, 242, 250–251, 355.
  4. ^ Malech & Malech 1910, p. 321.
  5. ^ Tisserant 1931, p. 261-263.
  6. ^ Fiey 1993, p. 39.
  7. ^ Lampart 1966, p. 64, 106.
  8. ^ Macomber 1969, p. 263-273.
  9. ^ Murre van den Berg 1999, p. 247.
  10. ^ Baum & Winkler 2000, p. 108-109, 152.
  11. ^ Baum & Winkler 2003, p. 119-120, 174.
  12. ^ Baum 2004, p. 234-235.
  13. ^ Baumer 2005, p. 250, 312.
  14. ^ Murre van den Berg 2006, p. 527.
  15. ^ Hage 2007, p. 473.
  16. ^ Burleson & Rompay 2011, p. 481-491.
  17. ^ Jakob 2014, p. 101.
  18. ^ Wilmshurst 2011, p. 477.
  19. ^ Wilmshurst 2019, p. 804.

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Church of the East titles
Preceded by
Eliya X
(1700–1722)
Catholicos-Patriarch of the Church of the East
Eliya line (Alqosh)

(1722–1778)
Succeeded by
Eliya XII
(1778–1804)