Patriarch Macedonius: (628-640) The Jews tortured Anastasius II, successor of the two apostles, captured him, tortured him, and dragged him through the streets of Antioch on the run, and he died as a martyr.

The emergence of the Maronite Church: The Persians took control of the dioceses of Antioch, and the Jacobites welcomed their arrival and cooperated with them. The Persian war lasted (609-628), and Heraclius felt important