Timotheus I of Jerusalem

Timotheos Themelis (1878–1955) was a clergyman who served as Archbishop of Jordan and later Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem.[2][3]

Timotheus I of Jerusalem
Timotheus I of Jerusalem
Born
Timotheos Themelis

1878 (1878)[1]
DiedDecember 31, 1955(1955-12-31) (aged 77)
Years active1917–1935 Orthodox Archbishop of Jordan
1935–1955 Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem

Born in Samos, Greece in 1878, Themelis was a graduate of the School of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem, and studied at Oxford University for four years. In 1931 he founded the theological quarterly New Zion. In 1947 he was appointed Knight of the British Empire for "his services in bringing the Christian communities of the Holy Land into closer cooperation." He was also an author, writing fifteen volumes on "theological subjects."[1]

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