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'''Sophronius IV of Jerusalem''' was the Patriarch of Jerusalem of the [[Church of Jerusalem]] from 1579 to 1608.
Following in succession after the repose of Patr. [[Germanus of Jerusalem|Germanus]], Patr. Sophronius continued the property rights claims on the [[Church of the Nativity (Bethlehem)|Church of the Nativity]] in Bethlehem. n 1604, in a treaty with France the Ottoman sultan recognized the rights of the Latins in the Holy Lands after which the Latins gained access to the Golgotha and the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. In 1605, he also obtained, under the New Capitulation agreements that exempted Europeans from Ottoman law, a [[firman ]] from Sultan Ahmed I giving the Church of Jerusalem the northern part of the CalvaryGolgotha, the place of the crucifixion.
Patr. Sophronius took part in three councils that condemned the adoption of the Gregorian calendar :
==Sources==
*[http://www.christusrex.org/www1/ofm/sbf/escurs/wwc/s.html Sophronius IV, Greek Orthodox patriarch of Jerusalem, 1579-1608]
*[http://www.jerusalem-patriarchate.info/en/per_tourkwn.htm Period of the Ottoman Turks Rule]
*[http://www.roacusa.org/Catechism/THE%20CALENDAR%20QUESTION.pdf The Calendar Question pp23-25 (pdf)]
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[[Category: Patriarchs of Jerusalem]]
[Category:16th-17th-century bishops]]
