McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Amaury (Amalric, Or Aimeric)

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Amaury (Amalric, Or Aimeric)


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patriarch OF JERUSALEM, occupied the patriarchal see from 1159, and assisted in the election of Amaury I as king of Jerusalem in 1165. A bond of friendship existed between him and the celebrated historian William of Tyre. He died in 1180. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.