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Pope Dioscorus II of Alexandria

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Papacy began
  
516

Died
  
27 October 518 Egypt

Papacy ended
  
27 October 518

Buried
  
Saint Mark's Church

Predecessor
  
John II

Name
  
Pope II

Successor
  
Timothy III


Pope Dioscorus II of Alexandria, 31st Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. He was chosen Patriarch after the departure of his predecessor, St. John. His first work after his enthronement to the See of St. Mark was writing an epistle to Pope Severus, Patriarch of Antioch concerning the Holy Trinity and the Incarnation. Pope Dioscorus had Severus's reply read from the pulpit.

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Pope Dioscorus II of Alexandria Wikipedia