Head of the: Coptic Church from 1727——to 1745
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Pope John XVII of Alexandria | |
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Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the "See of St." Mark | |
Papacy began | 12 January 1727 |
Papacy ended | 20 April 1745 |
Predecessor | Peter VI |
Successor | Mark VII |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 20 April 1745 Egypt |
Buried | Saint Mercurius Church in Coptic Cairo |
Nationality | Egyptian |
Denomination | Coptic Orthodox Christian |
Residence | Saint Mary Church (Haret Elroum) |
Pope John XVII of Alexandria (Abba Youannis XVII), 105th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark.
Originally from Mallawi in El-Minya in Upper Egypt, joined the Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite as a monk. And was named Abd el-Sayed
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Preceded by | Coptic Pope 1727–1745 |
Succeeded by |
References※
- ^ "Fathers and saints of Coptic church in Arabic". Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2007-05-06.
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