▁familiar ▁with ▁his ▁native ▁school ▁of ▁music ▁in ▁Ira q ▁( the ▁School ▁of ▁Tak rit ) ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁more ▁popular ▁School ▁of ▁M ardin . ▁During ▁a ▁five - month ▁visit ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁( from ▁March ▁ 1 1 ▁- ▁August ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 ), ▁Ya ʿ qu b , ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁Metropolitan ▁Mor ▁Ath anas ius ▁Yes hu ʿ ▁Samuel , ▁the ▁arch bishop ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Canada , ▁recorded ▁the ▁Beth ▁Gaz o ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁M ardin . ▁This ▁recording ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁author itative ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁musical ▁tradition ▁of ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁M ardin . ▁Patri arch ▁Ya ʿ qu b ▁is ▁remembered ▁for ▁his ▁spirit ually ▁u pl ifting ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁the ▁lit ur gy . ▁He ▁encourag ed ▁many ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁simple ▁way ▁of ▁life . ▁After ▁he ▁consec r ated ▁sacred ▁my ron ▁in ▁the ▁Mor ▁Gabriel ▁monaster y ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁my ron ▁flow ed ▁from ▁the ▁glass ▁container ▁the ▁following ▁day ▁and ▁people ▁were ▁he aled ▁by ▁it . ▁ ▁Death ▁▁ ▁Patri arch ▁Ya ʿ qu b ▁died ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁Saint ▁George ' s ▁Patri arch al ▁C athedral , ▁Dam asc us , ▁Sy ria . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Sy ri ac ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁List ▁of ▁Sy ri ac ▁Orth odox ▁Patri arch