Pope Macarius III of Alexandria

Macarius III. ( Born February 18, 1872 in Mahalla al - Kubra, Egypt; † August 31, 1945 in Cairo), the 114th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the chair of St. Mark was ( Coptic Church ).

He led on 4 February 1944 to 31 August 1945 the Office. He was chosen for his spiritual reputation, which he had during his 49 -year tenure as Metropolitan of Assiut, the capital of Upper Egypt, were acquired. His unexpectedly quickly been incurred death did not allow him to realize his plans. He had good knowledge of Arabic, French, Coptic, English, Greek and Aramaic. He was expert in liturgical studies of the Coptic Church and biblical studies. He was the patron of many Coptic priests, like Father Abuna Marcos Sergios, Ibrahim Luka and the archdeacon Iskander Hanna. He was also a leading figure in the public and led the Copts in their political movements, first in the consolidation exercise of 1910 and later in the national revolution in Egypt in 1919.