Papacy began 16 June 106 Residence Saint Mark's Church Nationality Egyptian | Buried Baucalis, Alexandria Died August 9, 118 AD, Egypt Papacy ended 9 August 118 Name Pope of Ordination 43 AD | |
Denomination Coptic Orthodox Christian Place of burial Baucalis, Alexandria, Egypt Similar People Pope Dioscorus I of Alexan, Pope Peter I of Alexandria, Mark the Evangelist | ||
Predecessor Pope Kedron of Alexandria Successor Pope Justus of Alexandria | ||
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Pope Primus (Aprimos), fifth Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. He was baptized by St. Mark the Evangelist. He was one of the three who were ordained priests by St. Mark, along with Bishop Anianus, the Second Patriarch. Pope Primus was ascetic, pious, and filled with good deeds. He was ordained to the apostolic chair on the 22nd day of Paoni (June 16, 106 A.D.). During his papacy, the church was in peace and tranquility. He is commemorated in the Coptic Synaxarion on the 3rd day of Mesra, in the fifth year of the reign of Hadrian the prince.
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