Pope Mark VII of Alexandria
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Pope Mark VII of Alexandria (Abba Marcos VII), 106th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. Pope Mark VII was born in the village of Qulusna (Qulusana, Kalusna, Klosna), in the district of Samalut, near El Bahnasa, and his lay name was Simeon (Sam‘an).
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Pope Mark VII of Alexandria (Abba Marcos VII), 106th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. Pope Mark VII was born in the village of Qulusna (Qulusana, Kalusna, Klosna), in the district of Samalut, near El Bahnasa, and his lay name was Simeon (Sam‘an). He joined the Monastery of Saint Anthony at a young age, then moved to the Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite, where he became a monk and was ordained a priest. When Pope John XVII departed, he was chosen to succeed him. Pope Mark VII was ordained Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria on Sunday, 24 Pashons, 1461 A.M. (30 May 1745 AD) on the day of the feast of the entry of Christ to Egypt.
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