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Elias II of Jerusalem

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Elias II was the Patriarch of Jerusalem in 770–797. He was patriarch during the reign of Caliph Harun al-Rashid and during the Arab tribal wars in Palestine between the late 780s and 796. His patriarchate saw the plundering of the St. Chariton Monastery and the assault on the Mar Saba Monastery, in which some twenty monks were killed by tribal marauders. Prior to these attacks, Elias II penned and sent a letter to the Patriarch of Constantinople, known as the "reply of the Patriarchates in the East", in which he lamented the plight the Christians faced in his jurisdiction.

References

  1. Gil 1997, p. 457.
  2. Elias II, patriarch of Jerusalem (787-797) Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. George of Jerusalem Archived 2013-12-21 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. Gil 1997, p. 284.
  5. Gil 1997, p. 458.

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Religious titles
Preceded byTheodore Patriarch of Jerusalem
770–797
Succeeded byGeorge
Bishops and Patriarchs of the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
Bishops of Jerusalem
(until 451)
Patriarchs of Jerusalem
(from 451)
: in exile at Constantinople due to the Latin rule over Jerusalem
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