Michael II the Younger
Michael II the Younger ܡܝܟܐܝܠ ܙܥܘܪܐ | |
|---|---|
| Antipatriarch | |
| Native name | ܝܫܘܥ ܣܦܬܢܐ |
| Church | Syriac Orthodox Church |
| Province | Tagrit, Mosul, Nisibis, Mardin |
| See | Antioch |
| Appointed | 1200 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1200 by Gregorius Jacob, Maphryono of the East |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yeshu' Saftana Melitene |
| Died | 1215 |
Michael II the Younger (Syriac: ܡܝܟܐܝܠ ܙܥܘܪܐ, romanized: Mīkhāʾēl Zaʿurā; r. 1199–1215), also called Michael the Less, was a 13th-century claimant to the office of Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch, serving as an antipatriarch during a period of schism within the Syriac Orthodox Church.
He was called "Zaʿura" by Barhebraeus, which means "the younger", "junior", "the little", or "the less", to distinguish him from his uncle, Michael the Great.