Pope Maximus of Alexandria

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Maximus of Alexandria
Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria
Papacy began9 November 264
Papacy ended22 April 282
Predecessor Dionysius
Successor Theonas
Personal details
Born
Died(282-04-22)April 22, 282
Egypt
Buried Church of the Cave, Alexandria
Nationality Egyptian
Denomination Church of Alexandria
Sainthood
Venerated in Coptic Orthodoxy
Catholic Church

Pope Maximus of Alexandria, 15th Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria. He is commemorated in the Coptic Synaxarion on the 14th day of Baramudah (April 22), and by the Romans on Dec. 27. [1]

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  1. "Roman Martyrology December, in English".
Titles of the Great Christian Church
Preceded by Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria
264—282
Succeeded by