Pope Mark II of Alexandria

Mark II (died 17 April 819) was the 49th Coptic Patriarch of Alexandria from 26 January 799 until his death.

Saint

Mark II of Alexandria
Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark
Papacy began26 January 799
Papacy ended17 April 819
PredecessorJohn IV
SuccessorJames
Personal details
Born
Died17 April 819
BuriedSaint Mark's Church
NationalityEgyptian
DenominationCoptic Orthodox Christian
ResidenceSaint Mark's Church
Sainthood
Feast day17 April (22 Baramouda in the Coptic calendar)

During his reign, around 810, the schismatic Barsanuphians were brought back into the Coptic fold.[1] Mark baptized their leaders, George and Abraham, at the monastery of Saint Mina and consecrated them as orthodox bishops (albeit without dioceses).[1][2] Mark later appointed George to the diocese of Tanbudha and Abraham to that of Atripe.[2] Mark also rebuilt and reconsecrated one of the former churches of the Barsanuphians.[3][4]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Stewart 1991.
  2. ^ a b Mikhail 2014, pp. 63–64.
  3. ^ Swanson 2010, p. 172 n32.
  4. ^ Mikhail 2014, p. 224.

Bibliography

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  • Mikhail, Maged S. A. (2014). From Byzantine to Islamic Egypt: Religion, Identity and Politics after the Arab Conquest. I. B. Tauris.
  • Stewart, Randall (1991). "Barsanuphians". In Aziz Suryal Atiya (ed.). The Coptic Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. New York: Macmillan Publishers. cols. 347b–348a.
  • Swanson, Mark N. (2010). The Coptic Papacy in Islamic Egypt (641–1517). American University in Cairo Press.
Preceded by Coptic Pope
799–819
Succeeded by