– He was chosen by an altar lot, but those who opposed his ordinations invalidated the lot and ordained Patriarch John VII (Youannis), and he remained for 7 years, then Pope Gabriel III who was chosen first took the throne but then was removed on the orders of Sultan Baibars and Patriarch John VII took his place, again
– Pope Gabriel III departed during the papacy of Pope John VII, so he preceded him in the order of patriarchs
– In those days, Christians and Jews were ordered by the Sultanate to dye their turbans blue, and color their means of transportation red
– Churches were also shut until the Emperor of Constantinople, Michael VIII, intervention to reopen them
