Al-Mu'taman Abu-Ishaq Ibrahim
Al Mutaman was an ascetic, a true worshiper and a lover of knowledge and truth. After the death of his pious wife his brother, Al Safi, sent him a letter urging him to continue his ascetic life after the loss of his helpmate. This letter was well accepted and he became a disciple of St Boutrus (Peter) the confined. His contemporary Bishop of Demietta, ibn Al- dahiry, called him: "The elder, the ascetic chief, the worshiper, and the faithful(Al-Mutaman) one." He was ordained a priest, then protopriest, and remained in the patriarchate as a secretary of Pope Cyril III, Ibn Loqloq. As secretary, he often wrote to the bishops on behalf of the Pope. He also accompanied the Ayyubids to Syria.
Al Mutaman was an ascetic, a true worshiper and a lover of knowledge and truth. After the death of his pious wife his brother, Al Safi, sent him a letter urging him to continue his ascetic life after the loss of his helpmate. This letter was well accepted and he became a disciple of St Boutrus (Peter) the confined. His contemporary Bishop of Demietta, ibn Al- dahiry, called him: "The elder, the ascetic chief, the worshiper, and the faithful(Al-Mutaman) one." He was ordained a priest, then protopriest, and remained in the patriarchate as a secretary of Pope Cyril III, Ibn Loqloq. As secretary, he often wrote to the bishops on behalf of the Pope. He also accompanied the Ayyubids to Syria.