Pope Peter IV of Alexandria

Peter IV was the 34th Coptic Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria^[1] from 567 to 576. Peter IV succeeded the exiled Pope Theodosius I on the latter's death in 567.^[1][2]

Saint Peter IV of Alexandria
Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark
Papacy began	25 July 567
Papacy ended	18 June 576
Predecessor	Theodosius I
Successor	Damian
Personal details
Born	Egypt
Died	18 June 576 Egypt
Buried	Ennaton, monastery near Alexandria
Nationality	Egyptian
Denomination	Coptic Orthodox Christian
Residence	Saint Mark's Church
Sainthood
Feast day	18 June (25 Paoni in the Coptic calendar)

Because the Melkites were in control of Alexandria at the time, Peter IV lived in exile in the Enaton monastic complex.^[3]

References

General

• البابا بطرس الرابع [Pope Peter IV] (in Arabic). Official website of St. Takla Haymanot's Church. Retrieved 2011-02-13.

Specific

1. "Fathers of Coptic Church in Arabic". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2007-05-06.
2. Copticchurch.org Archived 2008-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
3. Andreas Juckel (2011), "The Enaton", in Sebastian P. Brock; Aaron M. Butts; George A. Kiraz; Lucas Van Rompay (eds.), Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage: Electronic Edition, Gorgias Press, retrieved 23 October 2019.

Preceded by Theodosius I	Coptic Pope 565–569	Succeeded by Damian