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Head of the Coptic Church from 1427 to 1452
Pope John XI of Alexandria
was the 89th
Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark
from 1427 to 1452.
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Before his enthronement as Pope, his name was
Farag
. After his enthronement, he became known as
John El-Maksi
because he was from El-Maksa district in
Cairo
.
He was contemporary to
Al-Ashraf Sayf-ad-Din Barsbay
,
Al-Aziz Jamal-ad-Din Yusuf
,
Az-Zahir Sayf-ad-Din Jaqmaq
, and
Al-Mansur Fakhr-ad-Din Uthman
, the
Burji sultans
of
Egypt
. During his Papacy, the
Copts
encountered many hardships that the kings of
Ethiopia
threatened the
Burji Mamluks
to cut the flow of the
Nile
because of their persecution of the
Christians
. John XI was forbidden to communicate with the kings of
Ethiopia
and
Nubia
without the permission and knowledge of the sultans.
John XI was enthroned on 16
Pashons
, 1143 A.M. (May 11, 1427 A.D.). He occupied the Throne of
Saint Mark
for 24 years, 11 months, and 23 days. He departed on
9 Pashons
, 1168 A.M. (May 4, 1452). He was buried in the tomb of the
Monastery of El-Khandak
. The Papal Throne remained vacant after his departure for 4 months and 6 days.
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