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Patriarch Gregory II Youssef also known as Gregory II Hanna Youssef-Sayour (October 17 1823 – July 13 1897) was Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 1864 to 1897. Gregory expanded and modernized the church and its institutions and participated in the First Vatican Council where he championed the rights of the Eastern Catholic Churches.Gregory is remembered as a particularly dynamic patriarch of the Melkite Church.

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active years end year
1897-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
active years start year
1864-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth date
1823-10-17
birth place
Rosetta, Egypt
death date
1823-10-17, 1897-07-13
death place
Damascus

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