Żywot patriarchy Agathona (661-677) w świetle Historii koptyjskich patriarchów aleksandrii

• Authors: Łukasz Karczewski

Title variants

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The life and works of the patriarch Agathon (661-677) in the light of History of coptic patriarchs of alexandria

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

This article show's life of father Agathon and his work for the monophisitic Church of Alexandria in the history background of he’s times. Agathon was a head of monophisitic Church of Egypt. He went in patriarch’s throne in 661. Agathon was a second patriarch, after Benjamin I (622-661), who reigned under Muslim domination in Egypt. Agathon continued efforts of he’s predecessor in rebuilding and consolidation of monophisitic Church of Alexandria. This patriarch, like his predecessor, was a monk. He had educated in Sancti Macarius monastery. Eighteen patriarchs of Egypt came from this monastery. As disciple of this monastery Agathon have expanded it so numbers of monks have increased.

Keywords

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Church of Egypt; Coptic Church; Christian and Muslims; patriarch of Alexandria; Agathon; monastery of st. Macary; monophisitic

• Publisher: Towarzystwo Naukowe Franciszka Salezego
• Journal: Seminare. Poszukiwania naukowe
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 29
• Pages: 261-268

Contributors

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Łukasz Karczewski