Saint Peter IV of Alexandria | |
|---|---|
| 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[1] from 567 to 576. Peter IV succeeded the exiled Pope Theodosius I on the latter's death in 567.[1][2]
Because the Melkites were in control of Alexandria at the time, Peter IV lived in exile in the Enaton monastic complex.[3]
References
- General
- البابا بطرس الرابع [Pope Peter IV] (in Arabic). Official website of St. Takla Haymanot's Church. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
- Specific
- 1 2 "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.
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