Type: | Pope |
Honorific-Prefix: | Saint |
Agrippinus of Alexandria | |
Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria | |
Enthroned: | 167 |
Ended: | 12 February 178 |
Predecessor: | Celadion |
Successor: | Julian |
Birth Place: | Alexandria, Egypt |
Death Date: | 12 February 178 |
Death Place: | Alexandria, Egypt |
Buried: | Baucalis, Alexandria |
Nationality: | Egyptian |
Religion: | Christian |
Feast Day: | 12 February (5 Amshir in the Coptic calendar) |
Pope Agrippinus was the 10th Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria.
When Pope Celadion died, Bishop Agrippinus was chosen Patriarch by the people and clergy of Alexandria.
According to Coptic tradition, Anba Agrippinus did not own any silver or gold, except for what met his basic personal needs.
Aggrippinus died after a reign of 12 years. He is commemorated on the 5th day of Meshir in the Coptic Synaxarium.[1]