Pope Celadion of Alexandria
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Saint Celadion of Alexandria | |
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Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria | |
Papacy began | 16 January 152 |
Papacy ended | 16 July 166 |
Predecessor | Markianos |
Successor | Agrippinus |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 16 July 166 Alexandria, Egypt |
Buried | Baucalis, Alexandria |
Nationality | Egyptian |
Denomination | Coptic Orthodox Christian |
Sainthood | |
Feast day | 16 July (9 Epip in the Coptic calendar) |
Pope Celadion (Keladionus) was the 9th Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria. He reigned from the year 152 to 166 AD.
Celadion was born in Alexandria, Egypt. He was elected Patriarch in the year 152 AD during the reign of Antoninus Pius.
When he took over the leadership he tended to the duties left to him by his predecessors.
He reigned for fourteen years, six months, and three days, and died during the reign of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, on the 9th of Epip (16 July), in the year 166 AD.[1]
References
- ^ "Lives of Saints :: Abib 9". 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
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