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| His Holiness Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, born Nazeer Gayed on 3 August 1923, is the 117th Pope of Alexandria and the Patriarch of All Africa on the Holy Apostolic See of Saint Mark the Evangelist and head of The Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria. | ||
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Pope Shenouda being presented with a special edition of Christianity Today. |
Pope Shenouda in full liturgical robes. |
Pope Shenouda with Professor & Mrs Otto Meinardus and Drs Cornelis Hulsman. |
| A graduate of Cairo
University and the Coptic Orthodox Seminary, Nazeer Gayed became
a monk - Fr. Antonios the Syrian - after joining the Syrian
Monastery of the Ever-Virgin
Mary the Theotokos , where he was later elevated to the priesthood.
Pope
Cyril VI ordained Fr. Antonios as Bishop of Christian Education
and Dean of the Coptic Orthodox Theological University, whereupon
he assumed the name Shenouda, the name of a Coptic
Saint and two previous Popes, Shenouda
I (859- 880) and Shenouda
II (1047 - 1077). |
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| He has served as Pope of Alexandria since 1971, presiding over a worldwide expansion of the Coptic Orthodox Church. During his papacy, Pope Shenouda III has appointed the first Bishops to preside over North American dioceses, as well as the first Bishops in Australia and the first Coptic Churches in South America. Pope Shenouda III is known for his commitment to Christian unity and has, since the 1970s , advocated inter-denominational Christian dialogue. | ||
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