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References
- ↑ Severus of Al'Ashmunein (Hermopolis), History of the Patriarchs of the Coptic church of Alexandria (1910) Part 3: Agathon - Michael I (766 AD). Patrologia Orientalis 5 pp. 3-215 (pp.257-469 of text)
- ↑ SAINT-MARK Coptic Orthodox Church - Alexandria - EGYPT Archived 2010-04-08 at the Wayback Machine
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