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Pope
John XVII of Alexandria
Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark
Papacy began
12 January 1727
Papacy ended
20 April 1745
Predecessor
Peter VI
Successor
Mark VII
Personal details
Born
Mallawi, Egypt
Died
20 April 1745 Egypt
Buried
Saint Mercurius Church in Coptic Cairo
Nationality
Egyptian
Denomination
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]
Oriental Orthodox titles
Preceded by
Peter VI
Coptic Pope 1727–1745
Succeeded by
Mark VII
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