Part 46 Patriarch Emmanuel II Thomas Al-Qoushi (1900-1947)

Yacoub Abouna Benjamin Haddad narrates to us in the Alqosh Cultural Book, p. 136 and following, the biography of Patriarch Emmanuel, saying, “Youssef Ben Toma Ben Daniel was born in Alqosh on August 8, 1852. His mother was Helena. He received his early education in Alqosh and was fond of its language and the rituals of his church. He was chosen from among the young men whom Patriarch Youssef Audo took with him to Beirut in 1869 when he was on hi…