Leontius I of Jerusalem, also Leo, was Patriarch of Jerusalem of the Church of Jerusalem from 911 to 928. Little is known about his activities while he was patriarch.

Career

Leontius was elected to the patriarchal see in 911 after Patr.

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reposed. In 923, the patriarchate was plagued by Muslim riots when they were angered by several victories by the Byzantine armies in the

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. The rioters took special revenge on the

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and

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where all the churches were destroyed. The Church eventually received permission from Caliph

al-Muqtadir Abu’l-Faḍl Jaʿfar ibn Ahmad al-Muʿtaḍid ( ar, أبو الفضل جعفر بن أحمد المعتضد) (895 – 31 October 932 AD), better known by his regnal name Al-Muqtadir bi-llāh ( ar, المقتدر بالله, "Mighty in God"), wa ...

to rebuild the churches. Patr. Leontius I was succeeded as patriarch by Anastasius (or Athanasius) in 929.

References

10th-century patriarchs of Jerusalem Christianity in the Abbasid Caliphate Palestine under the Abbasid Caliphate 928 deaths Year of birth unknown {{MEast-hist-stub