Joscius, Archbishop of Tyre

Joscius ( † around 1202) was Roman Catholic Archbishop of Tyre and Chancellor of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.

He was canon and subdeacon in Acre before 1172 Bishop of Acre was in November. 1179 he took part in the Third Lateran Council. As part of this stay, he visited Europe IV of Jerusalem, Duke Hugh III on behalf of King Baldwin. of Burgundy, to negotiate the marriage to Baldwin's sister Sibylle. For the marriage did not happen, Sibylle instead married 1180 Guy of Lusignan.

In 1186 he succeeded the historian William of Tyre, Archbishop of Tyre. In 1187 he traveled in an embassy on behalf of Guy of Lusignan, who had meanwhile become the king of Jerusalem, from Jerusalem to Tiberias to keep up with its rivals Raymond III. to negotiate from Tripoli and prevent an impending civil war. On the way he was attacked by invading forces of Saladin and his entourage almost completely wiped out in the Battle of Cresson. Joscius one of the few survivors who eventually reached Tiberias and reconciliation between Raymond and Guido negotiated. After the defeat of Hattin and the fall of Jerusalem Conrad of Montferrat organized the defense of Tyre. This sent Joscius as head of a delegation to Europe to campaign for help for the beleaguered UK. In Sicily met with King William II, who immediately dispatched a fleet, the main contribution to the defense of Tripoli should have. About Rome, he traveled to France, where he was received in January 1189 by the English King Henry II and the French King Philip II. He mediated a peace between them and moved them to join the Third Crusade.

Under King Henry I of Jerusalem from 1192 he was also Chancellor of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. In 1198 he was present at the founding of the German Knights.