Michael_II_of_Antioch

Michael II of Antioch

Michael II of Antioch

86th Patriarch of Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch


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.

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Biography

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]


References

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. James E. Walters (17 August 2016). "Michael I (III), patriarch". A Guide to Syriac Authors. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. Thomas A. Carlson (14 January 2014). "Gawikat". The Syriac Gazetteer. Retrieved 20 May 2020.

Bibliography

Preceded by
Philoxenus I Nemrud
Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch
1292–1312
Succeeded by
Michael III Yeshu



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