Athanasius II (Greek: Αθανάσιος Β΄; fl. 1229 – d. 1247+) was the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem from c. 1231 to 1244.[1][2]

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre seems to have been largely in Athanasius' hands during the Latin control of Jerusalem.[3] The Serbian Archbishop Sava (1174–1237) guested Athanasius twice in the Holy Land,[4] and according to Serbian chronicles they were good friends.[5] After the Latin retreat from Jerusalem in 1244, the Melkites (who were the majority of the south of the Latin kingdom) turned to Athanasius.[6] Athanasius II was in negotiations with the Pope through friar Lawrence of Portugal in 1247; Innocent IV supported him against the Latin patriarch, Robert.[6]

References

  1. ^ Pringle 2007, p. 3.
  2. ^ Jerusalem Patriarchate website, Apostolic Succession section
  3. ^ Pringle 2007, pp. 31–32.
  4. ^ Pringle 2007, p. 211.
  5. ^ Mileusnić 2000, pp. 42–43.
  6. ^ a b Baldwin 1985, p. 466.

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Religious titles Preceded byEuthemius II Patriarch of Jerusalem (Orthodox) ca. 1231–47 Succeeded bySophronius III
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