Ignatius Yeshu II was the Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1653 until his death in 1661.[1][a]

Biography

Yeshu was born at Amid and was the son of Abd al-Ahad of the Qamsha family, who were originally from Banim’am.[3] He became a monk at the Monastery of Qartmin and was ordained as a priest.[3] Yeshu took up writing and studied under Rabban Tuma of Khudayda.[3] He later became bishop of Amid and proclaimed himself as patriarch of Antioch in opposition to Ignatius Simon, who was banished to Cyprus.[4][b] Yeshu was absolved by Ignatius Simon following the latter's return from exile and, upon his death, Yeshu succeeded him as the legitimate patriarch in 1660, according to Aphrem Barsoum.[3] Yeshu died at Aleppo in 1661.[6]

References

Notes

  1. ^ Also known as Ignatius Ishoʿ II Qamsho, Ignatius Yeshuʿ II (IV) bar Qamsho, Yešū Qamšī, and Yeshu’ II bar Qamsha.[2]
  2. ^ Barsoum places Yeshu's ascension in December 1652 whereas Wilmshurst and Burleson & Rompay give 1653.[5] According to Barsoum, Yeshu was ordained as Maphrian of the East.[3]

Citations

  1. ^ Wilmshurst (2019), p. 809.
  2. ^ Burleson & Rompay (2011), p. 489; Wilmshurst (2019), p. 809; Barsoum (2009), p. 2; Bcheiry (2004), pp. 221–222.
  3. ^ a b c d e Barsoum (2008), p. 24.
  4. ^ Barsoum (2008), p. 24; Bcheiry (2004), pp. 221–222.
  5. ^ Burleson & Rompay (2011), p. 489; Wilmshurst (2019), p. 809; Barsoum (2008), p. 24.
  6. ^ Bcheiry (2004), p. 222.

Bibliography

Preceded by Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch
1653–1661 		Succeeded by
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