Pope Cyril II of Alexandria
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Pope Cyril II of Alexandria was the Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark (1078–1092).
Patriarch Cyril attempted to ordain a properly consecrated bishop to be the new Abuna of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, but Badr al-Jamali, the Vizir of Caliph Al-Mustansir, forced him to ordain instead Abba Sawiros. Although at first warmly welcomed when he reached Ethiopia, the Caliph's candidate began to openly favor Islam in that Christian country by building seven mosques, ostensibly for the use of Muslim traders. This led to a general uproar in Ethiopia. Abuna Sawiros justified his acts by saying a refusal to build these mosques would result in a persecution in Egypt; nevertheless, the Abuna was imprisoned, the seven mosques destroyed, and restrictions placed on the Muslim traders. Reciprocal acts followed in Egypt, and a rupture in the relations between the two countries.[1]
The Seat of the Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria was in The Hanging Church during Pope Cyril II papacy.
Pope Cyril II departed on 12 Paoni 808 A.M. (6 June 1092 A.D.).
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- ^ J. Spencer Trimingham, Islam in Ethiopia (Oxford: Geoffrey Cumberlege for the University Press, 1952), pp. 65f.
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Coptic Pope 1078–1092 |
Succeeded by Michael IV |
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