Proterius of Alexandria
Patriarch of Alexandria
b. 1st millennium · d. 28 Mar 457
Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria (Coptic line) · 451–457
Offices
Pope Proterius of Alexandria was Patriarch of Alexandria from 451 to 457. He had been appointed by the Council of Chalcedon to replace the deposed Dioscorus. He is regarded as hieromartyr by the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church.
Commemorated
Places
- Alexandria death
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.