Pope Michael V of Alexandria,
71st Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. During his papacy, he returned the relics of
Saint Macarius of Egypt
Macarius of Egypt, ''Osios Makarios o Egyptios''; cop, ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓ. (c. 300 – 391) was a Christian monk and hermit
A hermit, also known as an eremite (adjectival form: hermitic or eremitic) or solitary, is a person wh ...
from village of Shabsheer to the
Nitrian Desert on 19
Mesori
Mesori ( cop, Ⲙⲉⲥⲱⲣⲓ, ''Masōri'') is the twelfth month of the ancient Egyptian and Coptic calendars. It is identical to Nahase ( amh, ነሐሴ, ''Nähase'') in the Ethiopian calendar.
Name
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He is commemorated in the Coptic
Synaxarion on the 3rd day of
Parmouti
Parmouti ( cop, Ⲡⲁⲣⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ, ''Parmoute''), also known as Pharmouthi ( grc-gre, Φαρμουθί, ''Pharmouthí'') and Barmudah. (), is the eighth month of the ancient Egyptian and Coptic calendars. It lasts between April 9 and May 8 ...
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Coptic Orthodox saints
12th-century Coptic Orthodox popes of Alexandria
1146 deaths
People from Dakahlia Governorate
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