Pope Mark VIII of Alexandria’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth and life story

Intro Pope of Alexandria
Is Priest
From Egypt
Type Religion

Gender male
Birth

Egypt Eyalet

Death

21 December 1809, Egypt Eyalet

Pope Mark VIII of Alexandria (Abba Marcos VIII), 108th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark.

He became a monk in the Monastery of Saint Anthony. During his papacy there were two major changes in ruling of Egypt as at the beginning Egypt was ruled by the Ottoman Empire then the French Invasion of Egypt in 1798 followed by the return of the Ottomans in 1801.

He inaugurated the Saint Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Azbakeya in Cairo that was built by Ibrahim El-Gohary and moved the Seat of the Coptic Pope to this cathedral in 1800. from Saint Mary Church (Haret Elroum).

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