Pope Maximus of Alexandria

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Pope Maximus of Alexandria, 15th Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria. He is commemorated in the Coptic Synaxarion on the 14th day of Baramudah (April 22), and by the Romans on Dec. 27.[1]

Pope Saint

Maximus of Alexandria
Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria
Papacy began9 November 264
Papacy ended22 April 282
PredecessorDionysius
SuccessorTheonas
Personal details
Born
Died(282-04-22)April 22, 282
Egypt
BuriedChurch of the Cave, Alexandria
NationalityEgyptian
DenominationChurch of Alexandria
Sainthood
Venerated inCoptic Orthodoxy
Catholic Church

References

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General
  • Anba Maximus The Fifteenth Pope of Alexandria. Archived 2020-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
  • Meinardus, Otto F.A. (2002). Two Thousand Years of Coptic Christianity. American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-977-424-757-6.
Specific
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Titles of the Great Christian Church
Preceded by Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria
264—282
Succeeded by