Pope Michael V of Alexandria
Head of the Coptic Church from 1145 to 1146
Pope
Michael V of Alexandria
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Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark | |
Papacy began | 29 July 1145 |
Papacy ended | 29 March 1146 |
Predecessor | Gabriel II |
Successor | John V |
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Born |
Daqadus,
Dakahlia Governorate
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Egypt
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Died |
29 March 1146
Egypt |
Buried | Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great |
Nationality | Egyptian |
Denomination | Coptic Orthodox Christian |
Residence | The Hanging Church |
Pope Michael V of Alexandria , 71st Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark . During his papacy, he returned the relics of Saint Macarius of Egypt from village of Shabsheer to the Nitrian Desert on 19 Mesori .
He is commemorated in the Coptic Synaxarion on the 3rd day of Parmouti .
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Preceded by |
Coptic Pope
1145–1146 |
Succeeded by |
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