Pope John VI of Alexandria
Pope John VI of Alexandria | |
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74th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark | |
Papacy began | 1189 |
Papacy ended | 1216 |
Predecessor | Mark III |
Successor | Cyril III |
Personal details | |
Born | Egypt |
Died |
1216 Egypt |
Buried | Church of the Holy Virgin (Babylon El-Darag) |
Nationality | Egyptian |
Denomination | Coptic Orthodox Christian |
Residence | The Hanging Church |
Pope John VI of Alexandria, 74th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark.
In 1210, his envoys reached the city of Lalibela in Ethiopia, where they met Emperor Gebre Mesqel Lalibela.[1]
He was the last Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria to consecrate a bishop for Western Pentapolis as the people converted to Islam under the rule of the Arabs.
References
- ↑ Taddesse Tamrat, Church and State in Ethiopia (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1972), p. 62
Preceded by Mark III |
Coptic Pope 1189–1216 |
Succeeded by Cyril III |
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