Theophilus I of Jerusalem was thepatriarch of theChurch of Jerusalem from 1012 to 1020.[1]
Theophilus was Bishop of Hibal before his appointment as Patriarch of Jerusalem byMufarrij ibn Daghfal ibn al-Jarrah, the autonomous ruler of Palestine. The appointment occurred under the rule ofFatimid Caliph al-Hakim. Mufarrij suggested that the Christian community should re-build theChurch of the Holy Sepulchre. However, shortly after making the suggestion, al-Hakim, who, earlier, had ordered theprevious church destroyed,[2] declared war on Mufarrij, and sent his troops to Syria and Palestine. Mufarrij soon died and his son and Patriarch Theophilus fled into hiding. In 1013, after a new amicable governor was seated, Patriarch Theophilus returned and stayed in Jerusalem until his repose in 1020.
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| Preceded by Orestes of Jerusalem until 1005 (then vacant for 7 years) | Patriarch of Jerusalem 1012-1020 | Succeeded by |
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