Pope Justus of Alexandria

Pope Justus of Alexandria served as Pope of Alexandria (head of the church that later divided into the Coptic Orthodox Church and the Greek Church of Alexandria) between 118 and 129 AD. He is regarded as a saint of the Coptic Orthodox Church.^[1]

He is believed to have been baptised by Saint Mark,^[2] who appointed him as the first Dean of the Catechetical School of Alexandria.^[3]

The Seat of the Pope during his papacy remained in the Saint Mark's church in Alexandria.

Pope Justus departed on 12 Paoni 129 AD.

References

General

"Justus (118–129)". Official web site of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa. http://www.patriarchateofalexandria.com/index.php?module=content&cid=001003&id=43&lang=en. Retrieved 2011-02-08.

Specific

^ http://www.copticchurch.net/synaxarium/10_12.html#2
^ "Commemorations for Paona 12". Coptic Church. http://www.copticchurch.net/synaxarium/10_12.html#2. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
^ "Saint Mark and the Church of Alexandria". L A Copts. http://www.lacopts.org/articles/saint-mark-and-the-church-of-alexandria. Retrieved 2011-02-16.

Preceded by Primus	Pope of Alexandria 118–129	Succeeded by Eumenes

Patriarchs of Alexandria

Patriarchs prior to the Chalcedonian schism (43–451)	Mark the Evangelist • Anianus • Avilius (a.k.a. Melius) • Kedron • Primus • Justus • Eumenes • Markianos • Celadion • Agrippinus • Julian • Demetrius • Heraclas • Dionysius • Maximus • Theonas • Peter I • Achillas • Alexander I • Athanasius I • Peter II • Timothy I • Theophilus I • Cyril I • Dioscorus I

Coptic Popes & Patriarchs (451 – present)	Timothy II • Peter III • Athanasius II • John I • John II • Dioscorus II • Timothy III • Theodosius I • Peter IV • Damian • Anastasius • Andronicus • Benjamin I • Agatho • John III • Isaac • Simeon I • Alexander II • Cosmas I • Theodosius II (a.k.a. Theodoros) • Michael I • Mina I • John IV • Mark II • Jacob (a.k.a. James) • Simeon II • Joseph I • Michael II • Cosmas II • Shenouda I • Michael III • Gabriel I • Cosmas III • Macarius I • Theophilus II (a.k.a. Theophanes) • Mina II • Abraham • Philotheos • Zacharias • Shenouda II • Christodolos • Cyril II • Michael IV • Macarius II • Gabriel II • Michael V • John V • Mark III • John VI • Cyril III • Athanasius III • John VII • Gabriel III • John VII • Theodosius III • John VIII • John IX • Benjamin II • Peter V • Mark IV • John X • Gabriel IV • Matthew I • Gabriel V • John XI • Matthew II • Gabriel VI • Michael VI • John XII • John XIII • Gabriel VII • John XIV • Gabriel VIII • Mark V • John XV • Matthew III • Mark VI • Matthew IV • John XVI • Peter VI • John XVII • Mark VII • John XVIII • Mark VIII • Peter VII • Cyril IV • Demetrius II • Cyril V • John XIX • Macarius III • Joseph II • Cyril VI • Shenouda III (current)

Greek Orthodox Patriarchs (451 – present)	Proterius • Timothy II • Timothy III • John I • Peter III • Athanasius II • John II • John III • Dioscorus II • Timothy IV • Theodosius I • Gainas • Paul • Zoilus • Apollinarius • John IV • Eulogius • Theodore I • John V • George I • Cyrus • Peter IV • Peter V • Peter VI • Cosmas I • Politianus • Eustatius • Christopher I • Sophronius I • Michael I • Michael II • Christodoulos • Eutychius • Sophronius II • Isaac • Job • Elias I • Arsenius • Theophilus II • George II • Leontius • Alexander II • John VI • Cyril II • Sabbas • Sophronius III • Elias II • Eleutherius • Mark III • Nicholas I • Gregory I • Nicholas II • Athanasius III • Gregory II • Gregory III • Niphon • Mark IV • Nicholas III • Gregory IV • Nicholas IV • Athanasius IV • Mark V • Philotheus • Mark VI • Gregory V • Joachim I • Silvester • Meletius Pegas • Cyril III • Gerasimus I • Metrophanes • Nicephorus • Joannicius • Paisius • Parthenius I • Gerasimus II • Samuel • Cosmas II • Cosmas III • Matthew • Cyprian • Gerasimus III • Parthenius II • Theophilus III • Hierotheus I • Artemius • Hierotheus II • Callinicus • Jacob • Nicanor • Sophronius IV • Photius • Meletius II • Nicholas V • Christopher II • Nicholas VI • Parthenius III • Peter VII • Theodore II (current)

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Name	Justus Of Alexandria
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Date of death	129
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