Ignatius Yeshu II

Ignatius Yeshu II was the Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1653 until his death in 1661.^[1][a]

Ignatuis Yeshu II
Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
Church	Syriac Orthodox Church
See	Antioch
Installed	1653
Term ended	1661
Predecessor	Ignatius Simon
Successor	Ignatius Abdulmasih I
Personal details
Born	Amid, Ottoman Empire
Died	1661 (1662) Aleppo, Ottoman Empire

Biography

Yeshu was born at Amid and was the son of Abd al-Ahad of the Qamsha family, who were originally from Banim’am.^[3] He became a monk at the Monastery of Qartmin and was ordained as a priest.^[3] Yeshu took up writing and studied under Rabban Tuma of Khudayda.^[3] He later became bishop of Amid and proclaimed himself as patriarch of Antioch in opposition to Ignatius Simon, who was banished to Cyprus.^[4][b] Yeshu was absolved by Ignatius Simon following the latter's return from exile and, upon his death, Yeshu succeeded him as the legitimate patriarch in 1660, according to Aphrem Barsoum.^[3] Yeshu died at Aleppo in 1661.^[6]