Pope John XVII of Alexandria

Pope John XVII of Alexandria (Abba Youannis XVII), 105th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark.

Pope John XVII of Alexandria
Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark
Papacy began	12 January 1727
Papacy ended	20 April 1745
Predecessor	Peter VI
Successor	Mark VII
Personal details
Born	Mallawi, Egypt
Died	20 April 1745 Egypt
Buried	Saint Mercurius Church in Coptic Cairo
Nationality	Egyptian
Denomination	Coptic Orthodox Christian
Residence	Saint Mary Church (Haret Elroum)

Originally from Mallawi in El-Minya in Upper Egypt, joined the Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite as a monk and was named Abd el-Sayed^[1]

Oriental Orthodox titles
Preceded by Peter VI	Coptic Pope 1727–1745	Succeeded by Mark VII