Sophronius of Jerusalem was a 7th-century monk, theologian, and the Greek Patriarch of Jerusalem. Born in Damascus around 560, he was a renowned teacher of rhetoric who traveled extensively through Egypt, Anatolia, and Rome. He is remembered for his defense of orthodox Christology, specifically arguing for the existence of two wills in Christ to counter the Monoenergist heresy. During the Muslim conquest of the Levant, he negotiated the surrender of Jerusalem to the caliph Umar, securing religious liberties for Christians through a formal agreement.