Head of the: Coptic Church from 567——to 576
Saint Peter IV of Alexandria | |
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Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the "See of St." Mark | |
Papacy began | 25 July 567 |
Papacy ended | 18 June 576 |
Predecessor | Theodosius I |
Successor | Damian |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 18 June 576 Egypt |
Buried | Ennaton, monastery near Alexandria |
Nationality | Egyptian |
Denomination | Coptic Orthodox Christian |
Residence | Saint Mark's Church |
Sainthood | |
Feast day | 18 June (25 Paoni in the Coptic calendar) |
Peter IV was the 34th Coptic Pope. And Patriarch of Alexandria from 567——to 576. Peter IV succeeded the exiled Pope Theodosius I on the latter's death in 567.
Because the Melkites were in control of Alexandria at the time, Peter IV lived in exile in the Enaton monastic complex.
References※
- General
- البابا بطرس الرابع [Pope Peter IV] (in Arabic). Official website of St. Takla Haymanot's Church. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
- Specific
- ^ "Fathers of Coptic Church in Arabic". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2007-05-06.
- ^ Copticchurch.org Archived 2008-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Andreas Juckel (2011), "The Enaton", in Sebastian P. Brock; Aaron M. Butts; George A. Kiraz; Lucas Van Rompay (eds.), Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage: Electronic Edition, Gorgias Press, retrieved 23 October 2019.
Preceded by | Coptic Pope 565–569 |
Succeeded by |
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