Peter I of Alexandria

Saint

Pope Peter of Alexandria
Seal of the Martyrs
Vision of Peter of Alexandria (Russian icon)
ChurchChurch of Alexandria
ArchdioceseAlexandria
SeeAlexandria
PredecessorTheonas of Alexandria
SuccessorAchillas of Alexandira
Personal details
Born3rd century
Died25 November 311
Alexandria, Egypt
Sainthood
Feast day
  • 25 November
  • 29 Hathor (Coptic church)
Venerated inCatholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodoxy
(Coptic Orthodox Church)
Title as SaintHieromartyr, “the Seal of the Martyrs“
AttributesVested as a bishop, holding a Gospel Book

Pope Peter I of Alexandria (Greek: Πέτρος Α΄ Αλεξανδρείας, Coptic: Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁ̅, ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲓⲉⲣⲟⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ[1]) was the 17th Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria from 302 to 311. He is revered as a saint by the Coptic Orthodox Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Catholic Church.[2]

  1. ^ "البابا بطرس الأول خاتم الشهداء - البطريرك رقم 17 | St-Takla.org". st-takla.org. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  2. ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "St. Peter of Alexandria" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.