Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
“The perpetrators of this attack were clearly targeting Christian worshippers, and have no respect for human life and dignity,”
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Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
Pope Shenouda III was the 117th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. His papacy lasted 40 years, 4 months, and 4 days, from 14 November 1971 until his death in 2012.
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culture · Head of the Coptic Church from 1971 to 2012 · theologian · writer · bishop · presbyter · patriarch · priest · also Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, Shenouda III, HH Pope, Pope Shenouda III, Alexandria
Born 3 August 1923 · Died 17 March 2012 · Q87455
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2026· 5 entries
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
“We are continuing to gather information regarding this terrible event, and are prepared to offer any necessary assistance to the government of Egypt in responding to it,”
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“The blood of their martyrs in Alexandria mixed to tell us all that all Egypt is the target and that blind terrorism does not differentiate between a Copt and a Muslim.”
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Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
“I will never go to Jerusalem except hand-in-hand with my Muslim brothers after the end of the Israeli occupation.”
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“We want to challenge this ruling. We don”
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2012· 1 entry
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
Died 2012-03-17.
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2006· 2 entries
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
The Holy Synod renewed the decree, urging Copts not to visit the Christian holy places in Israel, including Jerusalem
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“We will appeal this sentence before God.”
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2003· 1 entry
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
Received the Al-Gaddafi International Prize for Human Rights
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2000· 2 entries
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
Awarded UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize (2000).
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Pope Shenouda III was awarded the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence by UNESCO Director-General Koichiro Matsuura on the recommendation of an international jury
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1991· 1 entry
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
The Diocese of Birmingham; and appointed the general bishop for the United Kingdom at the time, Bishop Missael to oversee it by consecrating and enthroning him as its bishop
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1981· 1 entry
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
Pope Shenouda III had famously fallen out with President Anwar Sadat of Egypt
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1977· 1 entry
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
That understated the number of Christians even contradicting earlier released censuses
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1974· 3 entries
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
Declared, "The whole Christian world is anxious to see the church unite
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“The whole Christian world is anxious to see the church unite. Christian people, being fed up with divisions, are pushing their church leaders to do something about church unity and I am sure that the Holy Spirit is inspiring us.”
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Pope Shenouda III refused to recognise Abune Takla Haymanot, who was installed as Tewophilos' successor
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1973· 1 entry
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Pope Shenouda III became the first Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria to meet the Bishop of Rome in over 1,500 years
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1971· 2 entries
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Career landmark: Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church (1971–2012).
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Today there are more than 250 parishes (214 in the United States, 38 in Canada and one in Mexico)
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1966· 1 entry
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
By Pope Cyril VI, essentially because of "campaigns for change" instigated by Shenouda and his students
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1959· 1 entry
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
But Father Mina el-Baramosy became Pope Cyril VI
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1954· 1 entry
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
Under the name Father Antonios after joining the Syrian Monastery in Wadi El-Natrun
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1953· 1 entry
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
Was appointed a lecturer at the Monastic College in Helwan, offering courses in theology there
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1952· 1 entry
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
Was elected a member of the Egyptian Journal Syndicate
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1950· 1 entry
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
Roufail resigned from secular employment to take up a full-time lecturing position at the seminary
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1949· 1 entry
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
Was appointed to teach New Testament and Old Testament Studies at the Seminary
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1946· 1 entry
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
While still in his final year of undergraduate studies, he was allowed to enroll in the evening classes at the Coptic Theological Seminary
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1943· 1 entry
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
Roufail enrolled in Cairo University (then called the University of King Fouad I) studying towards a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in English and History
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1923· 1 entry
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
Born 1923-08-03.
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