Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark
Papacy began
489
Papacy ended
30 September 496
Predecessor
Peter III
Successor
John I
Personal details
Born
???
Egypt
Died
30 September 496
Buried
Saint Mark's Church
Nationality
Egyptian
Denomination
Coptic Orthodox Christian
Residence
Saint Mark's Church
Pope Athanasius II of Alexandria, 28th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark.
When Pope Peter III of Alexandria died, the bishops, elders and people agreed to ordain Athanasius Patriarch. He retained the post until his death three years and nine months later.
He is commemorated in the Calendar of Saints of the Coptic Church on the 20th day of Thout, the day of his death.[1]
^"Tout 20 - The Departure of Pope Athanasius the Second, the Twenty-Eighth Patriarch of the See of St. Mark". Coptic Orthodox Church Network - Lives of Saints. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
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