Pope Athanasius II of Alexandria,
28th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark.
When
Pope Peter III of Alexandria died, the bishops, elders and people agreed to ordain Athanasius Patriarch. He retained the post until his death three years and nine months later.
He is commemorated in the
Calendar of Saints
The calendar of saints is the traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more saints and referring to the day as the feast day or feast of said saint. The word "feast" in this context does n ...
of the
Coptic Church
The Coptic Orthodox Church (), also known as the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria, is an Oriental Orthodox Churches, Oriental Orthodox Christian church based in Egypt. The head of the church and the Apostolic see, See of Alexandria i ...
on the 20th day of
Thout, the day of his death.
References
Further reading
*Atiya, Aziz S.. ''The Coptic Encyclopedia''. New York:Macmillan Publishing Company, 1991. .
External links
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Year of birth missing
496 deaths
Coptic Orthodox saints
5th-century popes and patriarchs of Alexandria
5th-century Christian saints
Popes of the Coptic Orthodox Church
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