Pope Matthew I of Alexandria

Pope Matthew I of Alexandria: Pope Matthew I of Alexandria (or Matheos) was the 87th Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark (1378–1408). He is revered as a saint by the Coptic Church.

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1 Early life

2 Priesthood

3 Coptic Pope

4 Relations with ruler

5 References

Early life

As a young boy, Matthew was shepherd tending his fathers sheep. When he was fourteen he joined a monastery.

Priesthood

He was ordained as a priest at the age of eighteen. At which time he left for the St. Anthony's monastery then to Palestine, and worked in construction. Upon hearing of the persecution of Copts because of the actions of the Crusaders', he returned to St. Anthony's Monastery. at that time he was appointed abbot of the monastery.

Shortly after his ordination, Prince Yalpogha led the monks and their abbot in humility through the streets of Cairoin an attempt to convince the prince and the authorities that the Crusader's actions were unconnected to the Copts. The Crusader's sack of Alexandria roused the ruling prince and his men against the local Christians (including) Copts ^[1]. Afterwards , Matthew left for Al-Muharraq monastery. Matthew was also a monk at the Monastery of Saint Fana.

Coptic Pope

On the death of Gabriel IV Patriarch of Alexandria (1378), Father Matheos was elected be the next patriarch, he solicited the council of the elders of St. Anthony's monastery, and accepted their decision. Escorted to Alexandria, he was consecrated as Pope, and gave himself the title El Meskin ("The Poor").

Pope Matthew was known for his charitable work with the poor.

Relations with ruler

Through his cordial relation with Sultan Barquq, he was able to stop the mob from burning Al-Muallaqa church and the Shahran monastery, because the Muslims were claiming that new constructions were taking place in those two locations. The Sultan appointed four Judges of Islam who declared the falsehood of such claims.

The situation worsened when two Mamlur princes exiled Sultan Barquq, and took his place. Mentach and Yalpogha persecuted the Copts and their Pope.

One of the Mamluks, by the name Gamal-El-Din, also persecuted the Christians. He imposed a tributeof five hundred thousand dinars.

Preceded by
Gabriel IV Coptic Pope
1378–1408 Succeeded by
Gabriel V

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^ Coptic synexarium

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1378 births
1408 deaths
Egyptian saints
15th-century Christian saints
Popes of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria

Preceded by Gabriel IV	Coptic Pope 1378–1408	Succeeded by Gabriel V

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