Cyril VII Siaj

Cyril VII Francis Siaj (or Siage or Siagi) was Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 1794 to 1796. 
==Life== 
Francis Siaj was a monk of the Basilian Salvatorian Order. Between 1760 and 1768 he was a open partisan of Athanasius Jawhar in the clashes for the patriarchate between patriarch Theodosius V Dahan and anti-patriarch Athanasius Jawhar. In this frame he went with Jawhar to Rome in 1762, and when returned to Lebanon he was consecrated bishop of Bosra and Hauran a few days after 23 December 1763, and took the name Cyril. Because his consecration was celebrated by EuthymiusEuthymius Fadel of Malouli was in turn consecrated bishop of Forzol on 14 September 1724 by Néophytos Nasri, bishop of Sidnaïa, bishop of Zahle and Forzol and a partisan of Jawhar, the patriarch Theodosius V Dahan did not recognized his appointment till the appeasement in 1768 between Theodosius Dahan and Athanasius Jawhar.
Cyril Francis Siaj was elected patriarch by the synod of bishops on 11 Decemberon 30 November according to the Julian calendar 1794. His election was confirmed by Pope Pius VI on 28 June 1796. Cyril VII Siaj died on 6 August 1796on 26 July according to the Julian calendar at Aitanite, where he was buried. 
==Notes==
Category:Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchs of Antioch
Category:1796 deaths
Category:Eastern Catholic monks