Pope Gabriel V of Alexandria

Pope Gabriel V of Alexandria, was the 88th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark.

Pope

Gabriel V of Alexandria
Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark
Papacy began1409
Papacy ended1427
PredecessorMatthew
SuccessorJohn XI
Personal details
BornEgypt
Died1427
Egypt
BuriedChurch of the Holy Virgin (Babylon El-Darag)
NationalityEgyptian
DenominationCoptic Orthodox Christian
ResidenceChurch of the Virgin Mary (Haret Zuweila)

Pope Gabriel was named by his predecessor Matthew I, before his death, hence he was selected for the papacy.[1]

Preceded by
Matthew I
Coptic Pope
1408–1427
Succeeded by
John XI

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.