Pope Cyril V of Alexandria

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His Holiness Pope St. Cyril (Kyrillos) V (born Youhanna (John) in 1824 or 1830/1831 according to different accounts; died August 7, 1927) was the 112th Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark for fifty-two years and nine months, from November 1, 1874 until his death.

Notable men of the Coptic Church during his papcy included the great saint, Anba Abraam, Bishop of Fayoum.

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• Coptic Orthodox Synaxarium (Book of Saints)
• The Renewal of Coptic Orthodoxy in the Twentieth Century
• Pope Kyrillos V and the reopening of the Theological School of Alexandria in 1893, and appointment of Archdeacon Habib Guirguis as its Dean in 1918

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• The crown of Anba Cyril V, 112th Patriarch (Coptic Museum in Cairo)

Preceded by Demetrius II

Coptic Pope 1874–1927

Succeeded by Youanes (John) XIX

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