History of the Patriarchs of Alexandria

History of the Patriarchs of Alexandria
Ta'rikh Batarikat al-Kanisah al-Misriyah
Compiled bye.g. Michael, bishop of Tinnis; Mawhub ibn Mansur ibn Mufarrig; Pope Mark III of Alexandria
SubjectBiographies of the Non-Chalcedonian Orthodox patriarchs of Egypt

The History of the Patriarchs of Alexandria[1] is a major historical work of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. It is written in Arabic,[2] but draws extensively on Greek and Coptic sources.

The compilation was based on earlier biographical sources. It was begun by Severus Ibn al-Muqaffaʿ, although one scholar contests its attribution to him.[3] It was continued by others including Michael, bishop of Tinnis (11th century, writing in Coptic, covering 880 to 1046), Mawhub ibn Mansur ibn Mufarrig, deacon of Alexandria, and Pope Mark III of Alexandria (for 1131 to 1167).

  1. ^ "Online edition preface". Archived from the original on 2009-09-28. Retrieved 2007-01-26.
  2. ^ Arabic title Tarikh Batarikat al-Kanisah al-Misriyah
  3. ^ Heijer, Johannes den (1996). "Coptic historiography in the Fatimid, Ayyubid and early Mamluk Periods". Medieval Encounters. 2: 67–98. doi:10.1163/157006796X00054.