Pope Heraclas of Alexandria
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Saint Heraclas of Alexandria | |
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Patriarch of Alexandria | |
Died | 247 |
Honored in | Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Coptic Church |
Canonized | Pre-congregation |
Feast | 14 July |
Pope Heraclas of Alexandria served as the thirteenth Pope of Alexandria (head of the church that became the Coptic Orthodox Church and the Greek Church of Alexandria) between 232 and 248. He is commemorated in the Coptic Synaxarion on the 8th day of Koiak.
He followed Origen as head of the Catechetical School of Alexandria.
He has been identified as the first Bishop of Alexandria to carry the appellation of "Pope" (in Greek, Papás, a term, originally a form of address meaning 'Father', that the church of Rome did not use until the sixth century). The first known record of this designation being assigned to Heraclas is in a letter written by the bishop of Rome, Dionysius, to Philemon:
τοῦτον ἐγὼ τὸν κανόνα καὶ τὸν τύπον παρὰ τοῦ μακαρίου πάπα ἡμῶν Ἡρακλᾶ παρέλαβον.[1] [I received this rule and ordinance from our blessed pope, Heraclas.]
[edit] References
- General
- "Heraklas (232–248)". Official web site of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa. http://www.patriarchateofalexandria.com/index.php?module=content&cid=001003&id=50&lang=en. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
- Specific
- ^ [1], Eusebius, Historia Ecclesiastica Book VII, chapter 7.4 (trans.)
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Preceded by Demetrius |
Pope of Alexandria 232–248 |
Succeeded by Dionysius |
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