Pope Maximus of Alexandria
Patriarch of Alexandria from 264 to 282
b. 3rd century · d. 282
15th Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria (Coptic line) · 264–282
Offices
- Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria (Coptic line) № 15 · 264 – 282
Pope Maximus of Alexandria, 15th Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria. He is commemorated in the Coptic Synaxarion on the 14th day of Baramudah, and by the Romans on Dec. 27.
Related people
- Pope Dionysius of Alexandria succeeded · traditional
- Pope Theonas of Alexandria preceded · traditional
Commemorated
Places
- Alexandria death
- Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral residence
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Ecclesiastical History 1 claim — HE 7.28
- History of the Patriarchs of the Coptic Church of Alexandria 1 claim — Life of the 15th patriarch