Elias II of Jerusalem

Elias II was the Patriarch of Jerusalem in 770–797.^[1]^[2]^[3] 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,^[4] 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.^[5]

References

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

Bibliography

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Gil, Moshe (1997) [1983]. A History of Palestine, 634–1099. Translated by Ethel Broido. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-59984-9.

Religious titles
Preceded by Theodore	Patriarch of Jerusalem 770–797	Succeeded by George

v t e Bishops and Patriarchs of the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
Bishops of Jerusalem (until 451)	James, brother of Jesus Simeon of Jerusalem Justus Zacchaeus Tobias Benjamin John I Matthias Philip Senecas Justus II Levis Ephram Joseph I Judas Marcus Cassianus Poplius Maximus I Julian I Gaius I Symmachus Gaius II Julian II Capion Maximus II Antoninus Valens Dolichianus Narcissus Dius Germanion Gordius Alexander Mazabanis Imeneus Zamudas Ermon Macarius Maximus III Cyril I John II Praulius Juvenal
Patriarchs of Jerusalem (from 451)	Juvenal Anastasius I Martyrius Sallustius Elias I John III Peter Macarius II Eustochius John IV Amos Isaac Zacharias Modestus Sophronius Anastasius II John V Theodore Elias II George Thomas I Basileus John VI Sergius I Solomon Theodosius Elias III Sergius II Leontius I Athanasius I Christodulus I Agathon John VII Christodulus II Thomas II Joseph II Orestes Theophilus I Nicephorus I Joannichius Sophronius II Euthemius Simeon II Savvas^§ John VIII^§ Nicolas^§ John IX^§ Nicephorus II^§ Leontius II^§ Dositheos I Marcus II Euthemius II Athanasius II Sophronius III Gregory I Thaddaeus Athanasius III Gregory II Lazarus Dorotheus I Theophilus II Theophanes I Joachim Theophanes II Athanasius IV Jacob II Abraham I Gregory III Marcus III Dorotheus II Germanus Sophronius IV Theophanes III Paiseus Nectarius I Dositheos II Chrysanthus Meletius Parthenius Ephram II Sophronius V Abraham II Procopius I Anthemus Polycarpus Athanasius V Cyril II Procopius II Hierotheus Nicodemus I Gerasimus I Damian I Timotheus I Benedict I Diodoros I Irenaios I Theophilus III
^§: in exile at Constantinople due to the Latin rule over Jerusalem

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