Basil Matthew II

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

[2] As archbishop, Matthew deputised for his brother Isaac in administering the diocese of Mosul.

[2] After the death of Basil Lazarus III, Matthew was ordained as Maphrian of the East by his brother Patriarch Ignatius Isaac II at the Monastery of Saint Ananias before September 1713, upon which he assumed the name Basil.

[3] Matthew served as Maphrian of the East until his death in September 1727, and he was buried with Isaac in his tomb at the Church of Saint Thomas at Mosul.

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