Euthymius II Karmah
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Patriarch Abdel-Karim Meletios Euthymius II Karmah (1572–1635) was Melkite Patriarch of Antioch from 1634 to 1635. He had been a leading figure in the Melkite Church and metropolitan bishop of Aleppo. He died a few months after his election as Patriarch, probably poisoned because his will to proceed with a union with the Catholic Church.[1]: 56
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Euthymius II Karmah | |
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Patriarch of Antioch | |
Church | Melkite Greek Church |
See | Patriarch of Antioch |
Installed | 1 May 1634 |
Term ended | 1 January 1635 |
Predecessor | Ignatius III Atiyah |
Successor | Euthymius III of Chios |
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Born | Abdel-Karim Karmah 1572 |
Died | January 1, 1635 (aged 62–63) Damascus |
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