Pope Timothy II of Alexandria

Pope Timothy II of Alexandria (died 477), also known as Αἴλουρος/Aelurus (from Greek cat because of his small build or in this case probably "weasel"^[1]), succeeded twice in supplanting the Chalcedonian Patriarch of Alexandria.

He was elected and consecrated after the death of the exiled Dioscorus of Alexandria in 454 by the Miaphysite opponents of the Council of Chalcedon and immediately went into hiding.

After Proterius of Alexandria, who has been installed as Patriarch after the Council, was murdered at Timothy's instigation at the baptistery during Easter,^[2] he returned openly to Alexandria as Patriarch. He persecuted the Chalcedonians.

In 460, the Emperor expelled him from Alexandria and installed the Chalcedonian Timothy III Salophakiolos as Patriarch.

A rebellion in 475 again brought Timothy II back to Alexandria, where he ruled as Patriarch until his death.

He is commemorated in the Coptic Synaxarion on the 12th day of Amshir.

References

General

"Timotheos II, Ailuros (457–460)". Official web site of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa. http://www.patriarchateofalexandria.com/index.php?module=content&cid=001003&id=104&lang=en. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
"البابا تيموثاوس الثاني [Pope Timothy II]" (in Arabic). Official website of St. Takla Haymanot's Church. http://st-takla.org/Saints/Coptic-Synaxarium-Orthodox-Saints-Biography-00-Coptic-Orthodox-Popes/Life-of-Coptic-Pope-026-Pope-Timothy-II_.html. Retrieved 2011-02-13.

Specific

^ Philip Jenkins,Jesus Wars (2010) pp 221
^ Philip Jenkins,Jesus Wars (2010) pp 222

Preceded by Dioscorus I	Coptic Pope (454–477)	Succeeded by Peter III Mongus
Preceded by Proterius I (Chalcedonian)	Patriarch of Alexandria (457–460)	Succeeded by Timothy III Salophakiolos (Chalcedonian)
Preceded by Timothy III Salophakiolos (Chalcedonian)	Patriarch of Alexandria (475–477)	Succeeded by Peter Mongus (Miaphysite)

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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