Pope Jacob of Alexandria
Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church
b. 8th century · d. 21 Feb 830
50th Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria (Coptic line)
Offices
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.
Related people
- Mark II of Alexandria succeeded · inferred
- Pope Simeon II of Alexandria preceded · inferred
Places
- Egypt birth
- Tanda burial
- Alexandria death
- Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral residence
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- History of the Patriarchs of the Coptic Church of Alexandria 1 claim — Life of the 50th patriarch