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Saint Timothy II of Alexandria | |
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| 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 | |
| Died | 31 July 477 |
| Buried | Saint Mark's Church |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Denomination | Coptic Orthodox Christian |
| Residence | Saint Mark's Church |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 31 JulyJulian calendar (7Mesra in theCoptic calendar) |
| Venerated in | Coptic Orthodox Church andSyriac Orthodox Church |
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Pope Timothy II of Alexandria (died 477), also known asTimothy Ailuros orTimotheus Ælurus[1] (from Greek Αἴλουρος, "cat", because of his small build or in this case probably "weasel"[2]), succeeded twice in supplanting the Chalcedonianpatriarch of Alexandria.
Before he became a bishop, Timothy was a monk at theEikoston. He was elected and consecrated after the death of the exiledDioscorus of Alexandria in 454 by theMiaphysite opponents of theCouncil of Chalcedon and became a rival of the pro-Chalcedon bishop Proterius.
According to pro-Chalcedon sources, afterProterius of Alexandria, has been installed as patriarch after the Council of Chalcedon, he was murdered at Timothy's instigation at the baptistery during Easter.[3] In the Anti-Chalcedon Sources, Proterius was murdered on the order of the Byzantine General in Charge of Egypt after a heated exchange[4]
In 460, EmperorLeo I expelled him from Alexandria and installed the ChalcedonianTimothy III Salophakiolos as patriarch.
In 475, Timothy was brought back to Alexandria byBasiliscus, where he ruled as patriarch until his death. According toJohn of Nikiu, the emperorZeno sent an officer to summon him, but when the officer arrived, Timothy told him "The emperor will not see my face" and immediately fell ill and died.[5]
Timothy gave his name to the sect of Christians who came to be known as the Timotheans, or alternatively, the sect of Ælurus.[1]
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| Preceded by | Coptic Pope 454–477 | Succeeded by |
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| 1st–4th centuries Roman Empire (30 BCE – 330 CE) |  | |
| 4th–7th centuries Byzantine rule (330–642) | ||
| 7th–10th centuries Sasanian (619–629) Second Byzantine rule (629–642) Muslim conquest (639–642) Rashidun Caliphate (642–658) Umayyad Caliphate (659–750) Abbasid Caliphate (750–969) | ||
| 10th–12th centuries Fatimid Caliphate (969–1171) | ||
| 12th–13th centuries Ayyubid dynasty (1171–1250) | ||
| 13th–16th centuries Mamluk Sultanate (1250–1517) | ||
| 16th–18th centuries Ottoman (1517–1805) | ||
| 18th–20th centuries French Expedition (1798–1801) Muhammad Ali Dynasty(1805–1882) British Occupaction (1882–1922) Kingdom of Egypt (1922–1952) Arab Republic of Egypt (1952–present) | ||
| 21st century |
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