Eutychius of Alexandria

Eutychius of Alexandria
ChurchGreek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria
Installed933
Term ended940
PredecessorChristodoulus
SuccessorSophronius II
Personal details
BornSeptember 10, 876
Died(940-05-11)May 11, 940

Eutychius of Alexandria (Arabic: Sa'id ibn Batriq or Bitriq; 10 September 877 – 12 May 940)[1] was the Melkite (Greek Orthodox) Patriarch of Alexandria. He is known for being one of the first Christian Egyptian writers to use the Arabic language. His writings include the chronicle Nazm al-Jawhar ("Row of Jewels"), also known by its Latin title Eutychii Annales ("The Annals of Eutychius").

  1. ^ Griffith, Sidney H. (1998). "Eutychius of Alexandria". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica, Volume IX/1: Ethé, Carl Hermann–Excavations IV. London and New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul. pp. 77–78. ISBN 978-0-933273-25-2.