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Head of the Coptic Church from 1727 to 1745
Pope

John XVII of Alexandria
Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark
Papacy began12 January 1727
Papacy ended20 April 1745
PredecessorPeter VI
SuccessorMark VII
Personal details
Born
Died(1745-04-20)20 April 1745
BuriedSaint Mercurius Church in Coptic Cairo
DenominationCoptic Orthodox Christian
ResidenceSaint Mary Church (Haret Elroum)

Pope John XVII of Alexandria (Abba Youannis XVII), 105th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark.

Originally from Mallawi in El-Minya in Upper Egypt, joined the Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite as a monk and was named Abd el-Sayed[1]

References

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  1. "Fathers and saints of Coptic church in Arabic". Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2007-05-06.