George II Rizkallah
Georg II. Rizkallah (also: George II Rizqallah Beseb'ely , Jirjis al-Basba'li , Beseb'ely , Arabic جرجس الثاني رزق الله البسبعلي, Latin Georgius Sebelensis , * 1595 in Beseb'el, Lebanon ; † April 12, 1670 , Keserwan , Lebanon) was the 56th Maronite Patriarch of Antioch from 1657 until his death in 1670.
Life
George Beseb'ely was probably born in 1595 in the village of Beseb'el, near Tripoli . He was the son of Hadj Rizqallah. The place name also became part of his name. On July 25, 1656, he was ordained an auxiliary bishop by Patriarch John Bawab Safrawy .
After the death of Patriarch John Bawab on December 23, 1656, the bishops elected the monk George Habquq as patriarch, but he refused out of modesty and fled to a cave in Wadi Qadischa to live there as a hermit . Therefore a second election became necessary, which took place on January 1, 1657. In this election, George Beseb'ely, who had meanwhile become archbishop, was elected patriarch. He sent his references to Rome for confirmation from the Pope , but for reasons unknown the Holy See delayed the matter until the Patriarch had to renew his petitions for accession. His election was therefore not confirmed by Pope Alexander VII until May 26, 1659 and he received the pallium on August 30, 1660.
Like his predecessors, George Beseb'ely lived in a monastery according to the strict monastic rules. During his tenure, he maintained good relations with the Kingdom of France after France had appointed a noble Maronite, Abu Nawfal from the Khazen family, as consul in Beirut for the first time in 1662 . This strengthened friendship and France became a protective power for the Maronites.
George Beseb'ely died on April 12, 1670 of an epidemic that broke out in the Mar Challita monastery in Keserwan.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Pierre Dib: Histoire des Maronites: L'église maronite du XVIe siècle à nos jours, Volume 3 . Librairie Orientale, 2001, ISBN 978-9953-17-005-3 , pp. 85-87.
- ^ Butros Dau: Religious, cultural and political history of the Maronites 1984, p. 547.
literature
- Pierre Dib, v. Maronite (Eglise), https://archive.org/stream/dictionnairedet10pt1vaca#page/n41/mode/2up , Tome Dixième, première partie, Paris 1928, coll. 68–70.
- Joseph Simon Assemani, https://archive.org/stream/serieschronologi00asseuoft#page/40/mode/2up , Rome 1881, p. 39.
- Konrad Eubel, Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi, http://sul-derivatives.stanford.edu/derivative?CSNID=00002719&mediaType=application/pdf , p. 87.
Web links
- Entry on Georges Rizqallah Beseb'ely on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on April 23, 2018.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| John IX Bawab |
Patriarch of Antioch and the whole of the Orient 1657–1670 |
Estephane Boutros El Douaihy |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rizkallah, George II. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gerges II Beseb'ely; George II Rizqallah Beseb'ely; Jirjis al-Basba'li; Beseb'ely; جرجس الثاني رزق الله البسبعلي (Arabic); Georgius Sebelensis (Latin) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Maronite patriarch |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1595 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Beseb'el, Lebanon |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 12, 1670 |
| Place of death | Mar Challita Monastery, Keserwan , Lebanon |