Pope Jacob of Alexandria

Saint

Jacob of Alexandria
Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark
Papacy began819
Papacy ended21 February 830
PredecessorMark II
SuccessorJoseph I
Personal details
Born
Died21 February 830
BuriedTanda, Egypt
NationalityEgyptian
DenominationCoptic Orthodox Christian
ResidenceSaint Mark's Church
Sainthood
Feast day21 February (14 Amshir in the Coptic calendar)

Pope Jacob of Alexandria, also known as James, was the 50th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark from 819 to 830.[1][2]

Pope Jacob ordained Abuna Yohannes as the head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, according to the History of the Patriarchs of Alexandria; however, civil war, drought, and plague in Ethiopia forced Yohannes to return to Alexandria, where he remained through Pope Jacob's tenure.

  1. ^ Meinardus, Otto F.A. (1999). Two Thousand Years of Coptic Christianity. American University in Cairo Press. pp. 273–279. ISBN 9774247574.
  2. ^ Swanson, Mark N. (2010). The Coptic Papacy in Islamic Egypt, 641-1517. American University in Cairo Press. p. 33. ISBN 9781649032461.