John VII of Jerusalem

Patriarch of Jeruslaem

d. 966

72nd Bishop of Jerusalem (Patriarch)

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John VII was Patriarch of Jerusalem from 964 to 966. He was among the bishops of Jerusalem who is believed to have suffered a martyr's death at the hands of Muslim mobs. He was elected patriarch after the death of his predecessor Agathon in 964.

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Recorded as a historical figure.

  • Oriens Christianus in quatuor Patriarchatus digestus 1 claim — Oriens Christianus III, col. 101 sqq. — De Patriarchatu Hierosolymitano

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