Baselios Matthew II

Baselios Matthew II was the Maphrian of the East of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1713 until his death in 1727.

Baselios Matthew II
Maphrian of the Syriac Orthodox Church
ChurchSyriac Orthodox Church
ArchdioceseMaphrianate of the East
DioceseMosul and Nineveh
SeeMosul and Nineveh
In office1713-1727
PredecessorBaselios Lazarus III
SuccessorBaselios Sakralla II
Orders
Consecration1713
by Ignatius Isaac Azar
RankMaphrian
Personal details
Birth nameIyawannis Matta
DiedSeptember 1727

Biography

Iyawannis, as son of Li’azar, was born into a prominent family, renowned for producing a number of high-ranking members within the church. Upon the death of the Maphrian Baselios Lazarus III, Iyawannis was consecrated as his successor in 1713 by Iyawannis' brother, Ignatius Isaac Azar, at the Monastery of Mor Hananyo. As maphrian, Iyawannis assumed the name Baselios Matthew II.

The maphrianate of the East was administered by Matthew until his death in September 1727. Matthew was entombed alongside Ignatius Isaac Azar at the Church of Mar Tuma in Mosul.

Sources

  • The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences - Ignatius Aphrem I Barsoum.
  • "Catholicate of the East".
Preceded by
Baselios Lazarus III
Syriac Orthodox Maphrian of the East
1713-1727
Succeeded by
Baselios Sakralla II


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