Pope Celadion of Alexandria
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Saint Celadion of Alexandria | |
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Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria | |
Papacy began | 16 January 152 |
Papacy ended | 16 July 166 |
Predecessor | Markianos |
Successor | Agrippinus |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 16 July 166 Alexandria, Egypt |
Buried | Baucalis, Alexandria |
Nationality | Egyptian |
Denomination | Coptic Orthodox Christian |
Sainthood | |
Feast day | 16 July (9 Epip in the Coptic Calendar) |
Pope Celadion (Keladionus) was the 9th Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria, reigning from 152 to 166.
Celadion was born in Alexandria, Egypt and was much loved by the people as righteous and wise. He was elected Patriarch in 152 during the reign Antoninus Pius.
When he took over the leadership, he tended the plants left to him by his predecessors. His days were peaceful, and nothing troubled the serenity of the Christians.
He reigned for fourteen years, six months and three days and died in the reign of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, on the 9th of Epip (16 July), in the year 166 AD.[1]
References
- ^ "Lives of Saints :: Abib 9". www.copticchurch.net. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- General
- Meinardus, Otto F.A. (2002). Two Thousand Years of Coptic Christianity. American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-977-424-757-6.
- Atiya, Aziz S. The Coptic Encyclopedia. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., 1991. ISBN 0-02-897025-X