Everything about Pope John Iii Of Alexandria totally explained
Pope John III of Alexandria was the 40th
Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark (
677-
686).
He was originally from
Samannud a city in the North of
Egypt, hence also known as Pope John III Of
Sammanud.
During his papacy the
Muslim ruler in
Damascus was
Marwan I as after the death of
Yazid, the son of Mu'âwiyah and his son
Muawiya II,
Marwan I took control of the East and of
Egypt.
Marwan I made his sons governors over all the provinces. He appointed his eldest son, who later became his successor
Abd al-Malik as governor of
Damascus, governor of
Egypt was another one of his sons Abd al-Aziz.
At that stage the Ummayad rulers were still in war with
Abdullah bin Zubayr.
And when Abd al-Aziz became governor of Egypt, Pope John III wrote from
Alexandria to
Misr to the two scribes who presided over his divan, to make known to them what had been done concerning the seal, which was set upon all the places, and the trouble with the misbelieving
Chalcedonians from which he was suffering. Thereupon the said scribes sent messengers to Alexandria with instructions that the seal should be broken in the places named, and that all the property of the Church should be delivered to the Father Patriarch.
In
680 A.D. Pope John III of Sammanud – the 40th Pope – rebuilt the
Saint Mark's Cathedral in
Alexandria.
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