Pope Jacob of Alexandria

Saint Jacob of Alexandria
Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark
Papacy began	819
Papacy ended	21 February 830
Predecessor	Mark II
Successor	Simeon II
Personal details
Born	Egypt
Died	21 February 830
Buried	Tanda, Egypt
Nationality	Egyptian
Denomination	Coptic Orthodox Christian
Residence	Saint Mark's Church
Sainthood
Feast day	21 February (14 Amshir in the Coptic calendar)

Pope Jacob of Alexandria, also known as James, was the 50th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark from 819 to 830. ^{[1] [2]}

Pope Jacob ordained Abuna Yohannes as the head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, according to the History of the Patriarchs of Alexandria ; however, civil war, drought, and plague in Ethiopia forced Yohannes to return to Alexandria, where he remained through Pope Jacob's tenure.

References

1. Meinardus, Otto F.A. (1999). Two Thousand Years of Coptic Christianity. American University in Cairo Press. pp. 273–279. ISBN   9774247574.
2. Swanson, Mark N. (2010). The Coptic Papacy in Islamic Egypt, 641-1517. American University in Cairo Press. p. 33. ISBN   9781649032461.

Religious titles
Preceded by Mark II	Coptic Pope 819–830	Succeeded by Simeon II