Christodulus II of Jerusalem was the

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of Church of Jerusalem from 966 to 969. He previously was known as Habib of Caesarea. Patriarch Christodulus began to restore the

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that had been damaged by fire during the riots in 966, but was unable to finish the restoration because of his sudden death while visiting

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. Additionally, the Jacobite official, Ali Ibn Souwar, who was helping Christodulus with the restoration of the

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of the Holy Sepulchre, was not able to complete his part of the work because he was killed.

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Who is who in the Churches of Jerusalem
* 10th-century patriarchs of Jerusalem People of the Ikhshidid dynasty Melkites in the Abbasid Caliphate {{EarlyChurch-bishop-stub