Pope Eumenes was the 7th Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria, reigning from 129 to 141. Eumenes was one of the most respected Christians in

Alexandria, Egypt Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandria ...

. He was chosen in July (Abib) in 129 during the reign of Emperor Hadrian. He also took over from Pope Justus as the second Dean of

the Catechetical School of Alexandria The Catechetical School of Alexandria was a school of Christian theologians and bishops and deacons in Alexandria. The teachers and students of the school (also known as the Didascalium) were influential in many of the early theological controvers ...

. During his time he ordained several Bishops, and he sent them to preach in all the provinces of

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Medit ...

Nubia Nubia () (Nobiin: Nobīn, ) is a region along the Nile river encompassing the area between the first cataract of the Nile (just south of Aswan in southern Egypt) and the confluence of the Blue and White Niles (in Khartoum in central Sudan), or ...

and to Pentapolis and to spread the good news of the Salvation. The persecution of the Christians increased during his time and many were martyred. After reigning for thirteen years, he died on the 9th of

Babah Paopi ( cop, Ⲡⲁⲱⲡⲉ, ''Paōpe''), also known as Phaophi ( grc-gre, Φαωφί, ''Phaōphí'') and Babah. ( ar, بابه, ''Baba''), is the second month of the ancient Egyptian and Coptic calendars. It lasts between 11 October and 9 Novem ...

(19 October) in 141 AD.

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* ;Specific 141 deaths 2nd-century Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria Deans of the Catechetical School of Alexandria Saints from Roman Egypt 2nd-century Christian saints Year of birth unknown {{EarlyChurch-bishop-stub