Theophilus I of Jerusalem

Theophilus I of Jerusalem was the patriarch of the Church of Jerusalem from 1012 to 1020.[1]

Theophilus was Bishop of Hibal before his appointment as Patriarch of Jerusalem by Mufarrij ibn Daghfal ibn al-Jarrah, the autonomous ruler of Palestine. The appointment occurred under the rule of Fatimid Caliph al-Hakim. Mufarrij suggested that the Christian community should re-build the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. However, shortly after making the suggestion, al-Hakim, who, earlier, had ordered the previous 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.

References

1. Jerusalem Patriarchate website, Apostolic Succession section
2. Robert Ousterhout, "Rebuilding the Temple: Constantine Monomachus and the Holy Sepulchre" in The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Vol. 48, No. 1 (March, 1989), pp. 66–78

Source

• Who is who in the Churches of Jerusalem

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Religious titles
Preceded by Orestes of Jerusalem until 1005 (then vacant for 7 years)	Patriarch of Jerusalem 1012-1020	Succeeded by Nicephorus I of Jerusalem