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Timothy II

1318 – 1332

Nestorian Patriarch

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About Timothy II

Lived 1318 – 1332 (aged 13–14). Timothy II was a patriarch.

Mar Timothy II (also Timotheos II) was Patriarch of the Church of the East from 1318 to 1332. He became leader of the church at a time of profound external stress due to loss of favor with the Mongol rulers of Persia.

Eleven bishops were present at Timothy's consecration in 1318: the metropolitans Joseph of , of Nisibis and of Mosul, and the bishops of Beth Garmaï, of Tirhan, of Balad, Yohannan of Beth Waziq, Yohannan of Shigar, of Hnitha, Isaac of Beth Daron and of Tella and Barbelli (Marga). Timothy himself had been metropolitan of Erbil before his election as patriarch.

One of Timothy's first acts as patriarch was to call a synod in February 1318 and to affirm the Nomocanon of Abdisho of Nisibis as a source of ecclesiastical law. The canons of this synod were the last to have been recorded in the Church of the East before the nineteenth century.

Timothy wrote an important treatise on the sacraments of the Church, part of which has been translated into English.

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Important facts

Born
1318
Birth century
Died
1332, Erbil
Occupation
Patriarch
Positions held
Catholicos Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East

Frequently asked questions

Who was Timothy II?

Nestorian Patriarch

When was Timothy II born?

Timothy II was born in 1318.

When did Timothy II die?

Timothy II died in 1332 in Erbil.

What was Timothy II's occupation?

Timothy II was a patriarch.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Timothy II

· Wikidata: Q7807268

· DBpedia: Timothy II of Seleucia-Ctesiphon

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