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While in Fustat his health declined. With the help of Anbā Shamūl, the bishop of Awsim, Alexander determined to escape and return to
Alexandria by ship. On reaching Tarnūt, with the governor's soldiers in pursuit, Alexander died. When they found the dead patriarch the soldiers seized Anbā Shamūl
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Alexander and the Copts under Umar II, but the accession of Yazid II after him made things even worse than they had been under Al-Walid. Yazid not only reinstated all the earlier taxes, he also ordered the destruction of all crosses and sacred images in
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Alexander based on his sterling reputation. Alexander was then taken to Alexandria to be consecrated.
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Egyptian people. He also employed a native Copt named Benjamin who assisted him in locating where the people had hidden their wealth, which would then be confiscated by the government. He also raised the
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on their hands. Anyone caught without the mark would have his hand cut off. This ongoing and escalating abuse of the people by their government instilled a rebellious mood in the Copts, and several local revolts broke out against the government.
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Alexander's escape and fined 1000 dinars. With the assistance of the Copts, who raised 300 dinars for him, he was able to raise the money and be released.
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1329:Apollinarius
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1610:Metrophanes
1605:Gerasimus I
1555:Nicholas IV
1530:Gregory III
1515:Nicholas II
1494:Eleutherius
1269:Timothy III
1236:Tawadros II
1146:Matthew III
1121:Gabriel VII
1056:Benjamin II
1031:Gabriel III
986:Macarius II
966:Shenouda II
921:Michael III
801:Timothy III
749:Dioscorus I
719:Alexander I
684:Demetrius I
555:Coptic Pope
417:Virgin Mary
398:Upper Egypt
213:Nationality
151:Predecessor
2221:730 deaths
2215:Categories
1730:Nicholas V
1695:Callinicus
1650:Cosmas III
1620:Joannicius
1615:Nicephorus
1570:Philotheus
1550:Gregory IV
1525:Gregory II
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1384:Politianus
1344:Theodore I
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1156:Matthew IV
1106:Michael VI
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956:Philotheos
936:Macarius I
931:Cosmas III
916:Shenouda I
906:Michael II
866:Theodore I
831:Benjamin I
826:Andronicus
821:Anastasius
771:Timothy II
674:Agrippinus
612:Patriarchs
480:References
460:Veneration
413:procession
377:Al-Walid I
337:Al-Walid I
296:Alexandria
103:April 2009
73:newspapers
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1645:Cosmas II
1600:Cyril III
1590:Silvester
1585:Joachim I
1580:Gregory V
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1389:Eustatius
1279:Peter III
1259:Proterius
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1081:Matthew I
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1016:Cyril III
996:Michael V
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926:Gabriel I
911:Cosmas II
896:Simeon II
871:Michael I
776:Peter III
734:Timothy I
694:Dionysius
663:Markianos
629:(founder)
470:feast day
248:Feast day
243:Sainthood
233:Residence
161:Successor
43:talk page
2195:Category
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1499:Mark III
1489:Elias II
1474:Cyril II
1459:Leontius
1444:Arsenius
1379:Cosmas I
1374:Peter VI
1364:Peter IV
1354:George I
1339:Eulogius
1294:John III
1226:Cyril VI
1211:John XIX
1196:Cyril IV
1176:Mark VII
1166:Peter VI
1161:John XVI
1126:John XIV
1111:John XII
1036:John VII
1026:John VII
1006:Mark III
976:Cyril II
901:Joseph I
861:Cosmas I
851:Simeon I
841:John III
811:Peter IV
729:Peter II
714:Achillas
689:Heraclas
669:Celadion
658:Eumenius
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565:Cosmas I
548:Simeon I
423:Branding
402:Mareotis
349:Yazid II
294:west of
217:Egyptian
165:Cosmas I
155:Simeon I
2200:Commons
1911:Tommaso
1720:Photius
1705:Nicanor
1660:Cyprian
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1625:Paisius
1575:Mark VI
1540:Mark IV
1469:John VI
1439:Elias I
1369:Peter V
1334:John IV
1314:Gaianus
1289:John II
1206:Cyril V
1151:Mark VI
1141:John XV
1091:John XI
1066:Mark IV
1061:Peter V
1051:John IX
1011:John VI
951:Abraham
946:Mina II
886:Mark II
881:John IV
836:Agathon
791:John II
744:Cyril I
709:Peter I
704:Theonas
699:Maximus
638:Avilius
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433:branded
345:Umar II
329:caliphs
326:Umayyad
255:in the
87:scholar
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1640:Samuel
1565:Mark V
1535:Niphon
1479:Sabbas
1349:John V
1324:Zoilus
1274:John I
1136:Mark V
1071:John X
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118:Saint
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