# Elias Almosuli

> Ilyās ibn al-Qassīs Ḥannā al-Mawṣilī, also known as Elias of Babylon was a late 17th century Syriac Christian priest and author. Originally from Baghdad, Ottoman Empire, though his name in Arabic implies his family was from Mosul. An ethnic Assyrian, he was a member of the Chaldean Catholic Church. He is known for his accounts of his travels in Western Europe and the Spanish colonies in the New World, which is considered to be the oldest record in Arabic-language literature devoted to the Americas. He was named Don Elías de Babilonia by the Spaniards.

*17th-century Syriac Christian priest and author*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Religious Figure
- **Category:** Religious Figures
- **Born:** 1668
- **Status:** unknown
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Ilyās ibn al-Qassīs Ḥannā al-Mawṣilī, also known as Elias of Babylon was a late 17th century Syriac Christian priest and author. Originally from Baghdad, Ottoman Empire, though his name in Arabic implies his family was from Mosul. An ethnic Assyrian, he was a member of the Chaldean Catholic Church. He is known for his accounts of his travels in Western Europe and the Spanish colonies in the New World, which is considered to be the oldest record in Arabic-language literature devoted to the Americas. He was named Don Elías de Babilonia by the Spaniards.

## Fame
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## Sources
- [Ilyas ibn al-Qassis Hanna al-Mawsili](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilyas_ibn_al-Qassis_Hanna_al-Mawsili)
- [Elias ibn Hanna al-Mawsili](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias_ibn_Hanna_al-Mawsili)
- [إلياس الموصلي](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B5%D9%84%D9%8A)
- [Iljas al-Mawsuli](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iljas_al-Mawsuli)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12182483)

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