Background
Elias Mellus was born on September 19, 1831 in Mardin.
Elias Mellus was born on September 19, 1831 in Mardin.
He entered in the monastery of Rabban Hormizd in Alqosh. On September 21, 1856 he was ordained priest and on June 5, 1864 he was ordained bishop Aqra by Patriarch Joseph VI Audo. He worked from 1874 to 1882 in the Indian city of Thrissur.
This group gained more than regional significance.
In 1882 March Elias Mellus was suspended by his office of bishop and returned to Mosul. He wrote a "History of Oriental Chaldean Church" (from the early to mid-6th century).