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Cyril was born on August 8, 1902, in Damanhour , Egypt, into a Christian family. He resigned a civil service position to become a monk in July 1927. He passed his probationary period and, on February 24, 1928, took his monastic vows and assumed the name Fr. Mina El-Baramosy.
In 1947, he built the Church of Saint Mina the Martyr in the
Coptic quarter of Cairo.He became Pope of Alexandria on May 10, 1959 ( Coptic calendar: 2nd of Beshans, 1675). On June 28, 1959, he appointed a catholicosCatholicos (plural: Catholicoi is a title used by the head bishop of any of certain Eastern churches. The title is used in the Armenian Apostolic Church, which is one of the Oriental Orthodox churches. It is also used in the Georgian Orthodox and Apostoli for EthiopiaThe Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Ityop'iya Amharic ) is a country of northeastern Africa. It has one of the most extensive known histories as an independent nation in the continent. Unique among African countries, the Ethiopian monarchy maintai. In November 1959 he laid the foundation stone of the new Monastery of Saint Mina the Wonderous in the Mariout Desert.
In January 19651965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). Events January-February January 4 United States President Lyndon Johnson proclaims his " Great Society" during his State of the Union address. January 14 Prime Ministers of N Cyril presided over the Committee of Oriental Orthodox Churches in Addis AbabaAddis Ababa ( Amharic new flower is the capital of Ethiopia. The site was chosen by Empress Taytu Betul and the city was founded in 1886 by her husband, Emperor Menelik II, and now has a population of approximately 4 million. The city lies at the foot of, the first Masconic and non- ChalcedonianThe Chalcedonian churches are those Christian churches who follow the Christological teachings of the Council of Chalcedon, in contradistinction to Nestorians, Monophysites and Monothelites. The latter are sometimes referred to collectively as non-Chalced synodA synod (also known as a council is a council of a church, usually a Christian church, convened to decide an issue of doctrine or administration. An ecumenical council is so named because it is a synod of the whole church (or, more accurately, of what tho of these churches held in modern times.
In June 1968Events Undated Booker Prize for Fiction is established by Booker plc. 1968 is known as the year of the Prague Spring and also the year of the Paris riots. The ASCII character code is standardized as ANSI Standard X3. Nauru adopt his national anthem of the Cyril received the remains of the Apostle Mark the Evangelist, which had been absent from Egypt for over eleven centuries. The saint's remains were interred beneath the newly built Cathedral of Saint Mark at St. Rewiss Monastery in Cairo, which was built by Cyril and was opened in a ceremony attended by President Nasser, Emperor Haile Selassie, and delegates from most of the world's churches.
At his death bed he said this to the clergy: "I am leaving to the Lord... Safeguard the Church with your keen vigil over it... may the Lord shepherd you."
He died on March 9, 1971, after a short illness.
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