Timothy IV (died 7 February 535) was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 517. He is considered the 32nd Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church as Timothy III, since the Copts do not recognize the third Timothy, Timothy Salophakiolos.[1]
Saint Timothy IV (III) of Alexandria | |
|---|---|
| Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark | |
| Papacy began | 517 |
| Papacy ended | 7 February 535 |
| Predecessor | Dioscorus II |
| Successor | Theodosius I |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | 20 February 535 Egypt |
| Buried | Saint Mark's Church |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Denomination | Coptic Orthodox Christian |
| Residence | Saint Mark's Church |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 20 February (13 Amshir in the Coptic calendar) |
Notes
edit- ^ Aloys Grillmeier and Theresia Hainthaler, Christ in Christian Tradition, Vol. 2, Part 4 (Mowbray and WJK, 1996), p. 42 n.52.
References
edit- البابا تيموثاوس الثالث [Pope Timothy III] (in Arabic). Official website of St. Takla Haymanot's Church. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
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