Pope Timothy II of Alexandria

Saint Timothy II of Alexandria
Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark
Papacy began	457
Papacy ended	31 July 477
Predecessor	Dioscorus the Great
Successor	Peter III
Personal details
Born	Egypt
Died	31 July 477
Buried	Saint Mark's Church
Nationality	Egyptian
Denomination	Coptic Orthodox Christian
Residence	Saint Mark's Church
Sainthood
Feast day	31 July Julian Calendar (7 Mesra in the Coptic Calendar)

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.

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

References

General

"Timotheos II, Ailuros (457–460)". Official web site of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
البابا تيموثاوس الثاني [Pope Timothy II] (in Arabic). Official website of St. Takla Haymanot's Church. 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

Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark
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