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Leontius II of Jerusalem

Leontius II of Jerusalem

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Leontius II of Jerusalem was the Greek Orthodox patriarch of Jerusalem from 1170 to 1190.[1] Little is known about his activities while he was patriarch.

Leontius II of Jerusalem

Leontius was born in Tiberioupolis, on the Balkan frontier of the Byzantine Empire. He was tonsured a monk in Constantinople, where he lived until he traveled through Patmos, Cyprus, to Crete. He became the hegumen of the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian in Patmos.

He was elected patriarch in 1170, succeeding Nikephoros II. Patriarch Leontius reposed in 1190.


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