Timothy IV of Alexandria explained

Type:Pope
Honorific-Prefix:Saint
Timothy IV (III) of Alexandria
Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark
Enthroned:517
Ended:7 February 535
Predecessor:Dioscorus II
Successor:Theodosius I
Birth Place:Egypt
Death Date:20 February 535
Death Place:Egypt
Buried:Saint Mark's Church
Nationality:Egyptian
Religion:Coptic Orthodox Christian
Residence:Saint Mark's Church
Feast Day:20 February (13 Amshir in the Coptic calendar)

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Aloys Grillmeier and Theresia Hainthaler, Christ in Christian Tradition, Vol. 2, Part 4 (Mowbray and WJK, 1996), p. 42 n.52.