Pope Matthew IV of Alexandria (Anba Matta El-Meeri),
102nd Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark.
A monk
He was originally from Meer, hence the name Elmeeri, and joined the
Paromeos Monastery
The Paromeos Monastery ( cop, ⲡⲁⲣⲟⲙⲉⲟⲥ), also known as Baramos Monastery ( ar, البراموس), is a Coptic Orthodox monastery located in Wadi El Natrun in the Nitrian Desert, Beheira Governorate, Egypt. It is the most northern ...
in the
Nitrian Desert before becoming a Pope.
A Pope
On his first day as a
Coptic Pope
The Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church ( cop, Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ, translit=Papa; ar, البابا, translit=al-Bābā), also known as the Bishop of Alexandria, is the leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church, with ancient Christian roots in Egypt. The ...
he transferred the
Seat of the Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria from
Church of the Virgin Mary (Haret Zuweila) to
Saint Mary Church (Haret Elroum).
Coptic Synexarium
and it stayed there till 1800 A.D. (1516–1517 A.M.) when Pope Mark VIII transferred it to Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral (Azbakeya).
References
17th-century Coptic Orthodox popes of Alexandria
1675 deaths
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