Type: | Pope |
Honorific-Prefix: | Pope |
John XVII of Alexandria | |
Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark | |
Enthroned: | 12 January 1727 |
Ended: | 20 April 1745 |
Predecessor: | Peter VI |
Successor: | Mark VII |
Birth Place: | Mallawi, Egypt |
Death Date: | 20 April 1745 |
Buried: | Saint Mercurius Church in Coptic Cairo |
Nationality: | Egyptian |
Religion: | Coptic Orthodox Christian |
Residence: | Saint Mary Church (Haret Elroum) |
Pope John XVII of Alexandria (Abba Youannis XVII), 105th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark.
Originally from Mallawi in El-Minya in Upper Egypt, joined the Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite as a monk and was named Abd el-Sayed[1]