Pope of Alexandria
b. 590 · d. 16 Jan 662
38th Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria (Coptic line)
Pope Benjamin I of Alexandria, 38th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. He is regarded as one of the greatest patriarchs of the Coptic Church. Benjamin guided the Coptic church through a period of turmoil in Egyptian history that included the fall of Egypt to the Sasanian Empire, followed by Egypt's reconquest under the Byzantines, and finally the Arab Islamic Conquest in 642. After the Arab conquest Pope Benjamin, who was in exile, was allowed to return to Alexandria and resume the patriarchate.
Beheira Governorate · Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral · Alexandria · Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral