The History of the Patriarchs of Alexandria is a major historical work of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. It is written in Arabic, but draws...

The Patriarch of Alexandria (also known as the Bishop of Alexandria or Pope of Alexandria) is the highest-ranking bishop of Egypt. The Patriarchs trace...

The Patriarch of Alexandria is the archbishop of Alexandria, Egypt. Historically, this office has included the designation "pope" (etymologically "Father"...

Orthodox Church of Alexandria (part of the wider Eastern Orthodox Church). For the list of patriarchs until 536 see List of patriarchs of Alexandria. Gainas (536)...

bearer of Christ. For the Patriarchs of Alexandria prior to the schism after the Council of Chalcedon, see List of Patriarchs of Alexandria. For the patriarchs...

Renaudot in his 1713 translation of the History of the Patriarchs of Alexandria—are skeptical of these stories, given the range of time that had passed before...

Patriarch of Alexandria , is the leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church, with ancient Christian roots in Egypt. The primacy of the Patriarch of Alexandria is rooted...

Patriarch of Alexandria Eastern Catholic Churches Patriarchs of the east Council of Catholic Patriarchs of the East List of all Coptic Patriarchs of Alexandria...

The history of Alexandria dates back to the city's founding, by Alexander the Great, in 331 BC. Yet, before that, there were some big port cities just...

is the Eastern Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa. He was previously a monk in the Agarathos Holy Monastery of the Assumption of the Virgin...

ordained Abuna Yohannes as the head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, according to the History of the Patriarchs of Alexandria; however, civil war, drought...

III of Alexandria was the 58th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark from 920 to 932. According to the History of the Patriarchs of Alexandria...

the traditional initial author of the History of the Patriarchs of Alexandria. One of the stories in it relates how Bishop Severus was asked by the Muslim...

and trusted of the eastern patriarchs. The Antiochene church was a centre of Christian learning, second only to Alexandria. In contrast to the Hellenistic-influenced...

renowned fathers of the Church, especially the histories of Athanasius and Cyril, who were patriarchs of Alexandria at the ecumenical councils of Nicaea and...

resulting in Kunbar's excommunication. According to the History of the Patriarchs of Alexandria, the Emperor of Ethiopia wrote to John in 1152 for a new abuna...

biography of Michael III comes from the writings of Michael of Damrū (Mīkhāʾil al-Damrāwī), bishop of Tinnis, in History of the Patriarchs of Alexandria. During...

the church. According to the History of the Patriarchs of Alexandria by John the Deacon, some Melitians were reconciled to the Coptic Patriarchate of...

The patriarchs of the Church of the East traditionally also carry the title of catholicos. The Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East...

(Hermopolis). "History of the Patriarchs of the Coptic church of Alexandria, Part 2, Chap. 6: Peter I, the seventeenth patriarch (300-311)". Patrologia Orientalis...

Patriarch Peter II of Alexandria (Greek: Πέτρος Β΄ Αλεξανδρείας; died 27 February 381) was the 21st Patriarch of Alexandria from AD 373 to AD 381. He...

Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem The following is a list of Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchs of Antioch, Alexandria and Jerusalem. Those Patriarchs who were...

laws of Emperor Justinian I (r.  527–565) of the Roman Empire. In this model, the Christian Church is governed by the heads (patriarchs) of the five major...

separate patriarchs. For patriarchs of Jerusalem of the unified Church prior to the Schism, see Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem. Arnulf of Chocques...

Pope Julian (Yulianus) of Alexandria was the 11th Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria. He had advanced studies in the Bible. Considered a good leader, Julian...

Christian patriarch is termed a patriarchate. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are referred to as the three patriarchs of the people of Israel, and the period during...

(Greek: Θεόφιλος) was the 23rd Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the Seat of Saint Mark. He became pope at a time of conflict between the newly dominant Christians...

native of Candia, Crete (then under the Republic of Venice). He later became the Greek Patriarch of Alexandria as Cyril III and Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople...

Benjamin I of Alexandria, 38th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. He is regarded as one of the greatest patriarchs of the Coptic Church...

Avilius of Alexandria (also known as Abilius, Sabellius, Abylius, Abitius, Milius and Melyos) (? – 95 AD), was the 3rd Patriarch of Alexandria. Upon the death...