Pope Julian of Alexandria

Head of the Coptic Church from 178 to 188

Saint Julian of Alexandria
Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria
Papacy began	18 March 178
Papacy ended	17 March 188
Predecessor	Agrippinus
Successor	Demetrius
Personal details
Born	Egypt
Died	17 March 188 Alexandria, Egypt
Buried	Baucalis, Alexandria
Nationality	Egyptian
Denomination	Coptic Orthodox Christian
Residence	Saint Mark's Church
Sainthood
Feast day	17 March (8 Paremhat in the Coptic calendar)

Pope Julian (Yulianus) of Alexandria was the 11th Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria.^[1]^[2]^[3]

He had advanced studies in the Bible. Considered a good leader, Julian was enthroned as Patriarch on the 9th Paremhat or the 17th of March in 178 AD.^[4] A synod of bishops, together with the laity, in the city of Alexandria, Egypt, appointed him patriarch. He composed homilies and sermons on the saints. He resided in the Cathedral of Saint Mark, the historical seat for the Patriarch of Alexandria.

After a reign of ten years, Julian died on the 8th of Paremhat, or on the 12th of Babah. He is commemorated in the Coptic Synaxarion on the 8th day of Paremhat.^[5]

References

^ Morgan, Robert (2016-09-21). History of the Coptic Orthodox People and the Church of Egypt. FriesenPress. ISBN 978-1-4602-8027-0.
^ Morgan, Robert (2016-09-21). History of the Coptic Orthodox People and the Church of Egypt. FriesenPress. ISBN 978-1-4602-8027-0.
^ Morgan, Robert (2016-09-21). History of the Coptic Orthodox People and the Church of Egypt. FriesenPress. ISBN 978-1-4602-8027-0.
^ "The Departure of St. Julian, the Eleventh Pope of Alexandria - 8 Baramhat - Paramhat Month - Coptic Synaxarium". St-Takla.org. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
^ "Lives of Saints :: Baramhat 8". CopticChurch.net. Retrieved 2018-03-14.

General

Meinardus, Otto F.A. (2002). Two Thousand Years of Coptic Christianity. American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-977-424-757-6.
Atiya, Aziz S. The Coptic Encyclopedia. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., 1991. ISBN 0-02-897025-X

External links

The Official website of the Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of All Africa on the Holy See of Saint Mark the Apostle
Coptic Documents in French