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Michael II of Antioch

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Michael II
Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
ChurchSyriac Orthodox Church
SeeAntioch
Installed1292
Term ended1312
PredecessorPhiloxenus I Nemrud
SuccessorMichael III Yeshu
Personal details
Born
Barsoum
Died7 December 1312

Michael II[nb 1] (Syriac: ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܡܝܟܐܝܠ ܬܪܝܢܐ, Arabic: البطريرك ميخائيل الثاني)[3] was the Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1292 until his death in 1312.

Biography

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Barsoum was born in the 13th century, and became the abbot of the Monastery of Gawikat, near Mopsuestia in Cilicia.[2][4] After the death of Patriarch Philoxenus I Nemrud, Barsoum was consecrated as his successor as patriarch of Antioch in November 1292 by Iyawannis, archbishop of Tarsus, and Basil, archbishop of Jerusalem, and assumed the name Michael.[5][6] Schism within the church erupted at this time as Constantine proclaimed himself patriarch at Melitene, and Ignatius bar Wahib was consecrated as patriarch of Mardin in January 1293.[7]

Michael issued a general proclamation on 6 January 1295 declaring his ascension to the patriarchate, and excommunicated Constantine of Melitene and his supporters.[2] The proclamation was also signed by the aforementioned Iyawannis and Basil.[5] In 1301, he resided at the White Monastery near Dara.[8] He served as patriarch of Antioch until his death on 7 December 1312.[2]

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Notes

  1. ^ He is counted as either Michael I as the first patriarch by that name in Cilicia,[1] Michael II after Michael I (r. 1166–1199),[2] or Michael III after Michael II the Younger (r. 1199-1215).[1]

Citations

  1. ^ a b Burleson & Van Rompay (2011).
  2. ^ a b c d Barsoum (2003), p. 488.
  3. ^ James E. Walters (17 August 2016). "Michael I (III), patriarch". A Guide to Syriac Authors. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  4. ^ Thomas A. Carlson (14 January 2014). "Gawikat". The Syriac Gazetteer. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  5. ^ a b Barsoum (2008), p. 58.
  6. ^ Carlson (2018), p. 267.
  7. ^ Barsoum (2008), p. 48.
  8. ^ Barsoum (2008), p. 13.

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Preceded by Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch
1292–1312
Succeeded by