Pope Timothy II of Alexandria
Saint Timothy II of Alexandria | |
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26th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark | |
Papacy began | 457 |
Papacy ended | 31 July 477 |
Predecessor | Dioscorus the Great |
Successor | Peter III |
Personal details | |
Born | Egypt |
Died | 31 July 477 |
Buried | Saint Mark's Church |
Nationality | Egyptian |
Denomination | Coptic Orthodox Christian |
Residence | Saint Mark's Church |
Sainthood | |
Feast day | 31 July Julian Calendar (7 Mesra in the Coptic Calendar) |
Pope Timothy II of Alexandria (died 477), also known as Αἴλουρος/Aelurus (from Greek cat because of his small build or in this case probably "weasel"[1]), succeeded twice in supplanting the Chalcedonian Patriarch of Alexandria.
He was elected and consecrated after the death of the exiled Dioscorus of Alexandria in 454 by the Miaphysite opponents of the Council of Chalcedon and immediately went into hiding.
After Proterius of Alexandria, who has been installed as Patriarch after the Council, was murdered at Timothy's instigation at the baptistery during Easter,[2] he returned openly to Alexandria as Patriarch. He persecuted the Chalcedonians.
In 460, the Emperor expelled him from Alexandria and installed the Chalcedonian Timothy III Salophakiolos as Patriarch.
An uprising in 475 again brought Timothy II back to Alexandria, where he ruled as Patriarch until his death.
References
- General
- "Timotheos II, Ailuros (457–460)". Official web site of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
- البابا تيموثاوس الثاني [Pope Timothy II] (in Arabic). Official website of St. Takla Haymanot's Church. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
- Specific
Preceded by Dioscorus I |
Coptic Pope 454–477 |
Succeeded by Peter III Mongus |
Preceded by Proterius I (Chalcedonian) |
Patriarch of Alexandria 457–460 |
Succeeded by Timothy III Salophakiolos (Chalcedonian) |
Preceded by Timothy III Salophakiolos (Chalcedonian) |
Patriarch of Alexandria 475–477 |
Succeeded by Peter Mongus (Miaphysite) |