Pope Primus of Alexandria

Pope

Primus of Alexandria
Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark
Papacy began16 June 106
Papacy ended9 August 118
PredecessorKedron
SuccessorJustus
Orders
Ordination43 AD. (Priesthood)
Personal details
BornEgypt
Died9 August 118
Alexandria, Egypt
BuriedBaucalis, Alexandria
NationalityEgyptian
DenominationChurch of Alexandria
ResidenceSaint Mark's Church

Pope Primus (Aprimos), fifth Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. He was baptized by St. Mark the Evangelist. He was one of the three who were ordained priests by St. Mark, along with Bishop Anianus, the Second Patriarch. Pope Primus was ascetic, pious, and filled with good deeds. He was ordained to the apostolic chair on the 22nd day of Paoni (June 16, 106 A.D.). During his papacy, the church was in peace and tranquility. He is commemorated in the Coptic Synaxarion on the 3rd day of Mesra, in the fifth year of the reign of Hadrian the prince.

References

General
  • "The Departure of Pope Primus (Aprimos), Fifth Patriarch of Alexandria". Official network of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria and All of Africa.
  • Meinardus, Otto F.A. (2002). Two Thousand Years of Coptic Christianity. American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-977-424-757-6.
  • Atiya, Aziz S. The Coptic Encyclopedia. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., 1991. ISBN 0-02-897025-X

External links

Titles of the Great Christian Church
Preceded by
Kedron
Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria
106–118
Succeeded by
Justus



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