orney ▁General ▁elections <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁VII ▁was ▁Patri arch ▁of ▁Jerusalem ▁from ▁ 9 6 4 ▁to ▁ 9 6 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁most ▁un fortun ate ▁b ish ops ▁of ▁Jerusalem , ▁suffering ▁a ▁cruel ▁mart yr ' s ▁death ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁Muslim ▁mob s . ▁ ▁John ▁VII ▁was ▁elected ▁patri arch ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁prede cess or ▁Ag athon ▁in ▁ 9 6 4 . ▁Two ▁versions ▁of ▁his ▁mart yr dom ▁have ▁come ▁down ▁to ▁us . ▁The ▁first ▁involved ▁reven ge ▁by ▁the ▁r uling ▁governor . ▁▁ ▁John ▁became ▁patri arch ▁during ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁Governor ▁Moh ammed ▁Is ma el ▁I bn ▁as ▁San ad ji ▁in ▁Jerusalem . ▁Moh ammed ▁was ▁one ▁who ▁demanded ▁g ifts ▁be ▁made ▁to ▁him ▁on ▁every ▁occasion , ▁g ifts ▁that ▁were ▁a ▁major ▁exp ense ▁on ▁the ▁patri arch ate . ▁About ▁this ▁demand , ▁Pat r . ▁John ▁compla ined ▁to ▁El ▁Has an , ▁governor ▁of ▁Ram le h . ▁In ▁ 9 6 6 , ▁after ▁having ▁compla ined ▁several ▁times , ▁Moh ammed ▁took ▁reven ge ▁on ▁John ▁by ▁stir ring ▁up ▁the ▁Muslim ▁mob s ▁against ▁the ▁patri arch . ▁On ▁a ▁r amp age , ▁the ▁mob ▁desc ended ▁on ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Sep ul ch re , ▁setting ▁it ▁on ▁fire , ▁and ▁causing ▁its ▁cup ola ▁to ▁collapse .   Then , ▁the ▁mob ▁turned ▁to ▁the ▁church ▁on ▁Mount