Benjamin I
Benjamin I may refer to: * Pope Benjamin I of Alexandria, ruled in 623–662 *Benjamin I of Constantinople Benjamin I ( el, Βενιαμίν Αʹ, 18 January 1871 – 17 February 1946) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1936 to 1946. Early life Benjamin was born as Psomas Sunday on 18 January 1871, in Edremit, Ottoman Empire. From 1889 ...

Pope Benjamin I Of Alexandria
Pope Benjamin I of Alexandria, 38th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. He is regarded as one of the greatest patriarchs of the Coptic Church. Benjamin guided the Coptic church through a period of turmoil in Egyptian history Atiya, Aziz S. '' The Coptic Encyclopedia''. New York:Macmillan Publishing Company, 1991. . that included the fall of Egypt to the Sassanid Empire, followed by Egypt's reconquest under the Byzantines, and finally the Arab Islamic Conquest in 642. After the Arab conquest Pope Benjamin, who was in exile, was allowed to return to Alexandria and resume the patriarchate. Early life He was born around 590 in Barshüt, in the Beheira region of the western Nile Delta area. Comparatively little is known about his early life, other than that he came from a Coptic family of comfortable means. The proximity of his home to the capital city of Alexandria has led some to assume that he received some education there. No details on his family li ...
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