Pope Dionysius of Alexandria
Head of the Church in Alexandria from 248 to 264
b. 190 · d. 8 Mar 264
14th Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria (Coptic line) · 248–264
Offices
- Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria (Coptic line) № 14 · 248 – 264
Dionysius the Great was the 14th Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria from 28 December 248 until his death on 22 March 264. Most information known about him comes from a large corpus of correspondence. Only one complete letter survives; the remaining letters are excerpted in the works of Eusebius.
Related people
- Origen disciple of · traditional
- Heraclas of Alexandria disciple of · traditional
- Heraclas of Alexandria succeeded · traditional
- Pope Maximus of Alexandria preceded · traditional
Works
Commemorated
Places
- Alexandria death
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Ecclesiastical History 1 claim — HE 6.35
- History of the Patriarchs of the Coptic Church of Alexandria 1 claim — Life of the 14th patriarch