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  Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
His Beatitude Peter (Petros) VII (September 3, 1949 – September 11, 2004) was the Eastern Orthodox Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa from 1997 to 2004.
Before his election, Peter had served as a deacon and a priest, and was consecrated as a bishop in 1983.
Peter VII died along with 16 others (including three other bishops of the Church of Alexandria: Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Carthage, Metropolitan Irenaios of Pelusium, and Bishop Nectarios of Madagascar) when the helicopter carrying them crashed into the Aegean Sea while en route to the monastic enclave of Mount Athos in Greece.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles
Peter was one of the three Apostles (with James and John) who were with Christ on certain special occasions the raising of the daughter of Jairus from the dead (Mark 5:37; Luke 8:51); the Transfiguration of Christ (Matthew 17:1; Mark 9:1; Luke 9:28), the Agony in the Garden of Gethsemani (Matthew 26:37; Mark 14:33).
Peter returned occasionally to the original Christian Church of Jerusalem, the guidance of which was entrusted to St. James, the relative of Jesus, after the departure of the Prince of the Apostles (A.D. The last mention of St. Peter in the Acts (xv, 1-29; cf.
Peter's residence and death in Rome are established beyond contention as historical facts by a series of distinct testimonies extending from the end of the first to the end of the second centuries, and issuing from several lands.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pope St. Felix III
Peter the Tanner, a notorious heretic, had again intruded himself into the See of Antioch, and Peter Mongus, who was to be the real source of trouble during the pontificate of Felix, had seized that of Alexandria.
This Peter, being a time-server and of a crafty deposition, ingratiated himself with the emperor and Acacius by subscribing to the Henoticon, and was thereupon, to the displeasure of many of the bishops, admitted to communion by Acacius.
Peter, having died in the meantime Ethymus who succeeded Phravitas, also sought communion with Rome, but the pope refused, as Euthymius would not remove the names of his two predecessors from the sacred diptychs.
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 Pope Peter the Seal of Martyrs
Thus Peter, the son of promise, became the father of a nation and the seventeenth successor of St. Mark in the year 285 A.D. The years in which Abba Petros guided the church were years of excessive stress.
Peter of Alexandria, noted for the gentleness with which he treated those who had lapsed during the persecutions, became himself in 311 the last great martyr of Egypt under paganism.
Alexandria is a city of exceeding magnitude, which holds the first place not only among the Egyptians, but the Thebans also and the Libyans, who are at no great distance from Egypt.
www.stmina.hamilton.on.coptorthodox.ca /synexarian/popes/petros.htm   (5938 words)

  
 Biography – Pope Alexander III – The Papal Library
The pope's enemies thought fit to add to that name the words della Paglia, in derision, and the city, which has now become one of the greatest fortresses in the world, preserves the name of Alexandria of Straw.
In 1173 the pope canonized Saint Thomas of Canterbury, and the acts of canonization were accompanied by testimonies of admiration at the virtue of so courageous a martyr.
The pope presented him with the golden rose that he had blessed on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and he also gave him a ring with which he and his successors should espouse the Adriatic on Ascension day, in sign of sovereignty acquired over that sea.
www.saint-mike.org /library/papal_library/AlexanderIII/biography.html   (2339 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pope St. Sixtus III
He reigned during the Nestorian and Pelagian controversies, and it was probably owing to his conciliatory disposition that he was falsely accused of leanings towards these heresies.
As pope he approved the Acts of the Council of Ephesus and endeavoured to restore peace between Cyril of Alexandria and John of Antioch.
In the Pelagian controversy he frustrated the attempt of Julian of Eclanum to be readmitted to communion with the Catholic Church.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/14032a.htm   (240 words)

  
 The Christological formula
The Pope number 24 Of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt, developed the Christological formula " ONE NATURE OF GOD ; THE WORD INCARNATE." The actual litreral formulation in the Greek " MIAPHYSIS TOW THEO : LOGO SESARKOMENE " This was agreed upon by all.
Pope Timothy II of Alexandria (e.g.) was able through his spiritual wisdom to get the Emperor to pardon the exiled Bishops who refused Chalcedon with Pope Dioscorous.
Pope Peter III of Alexandria (472 A.D.) accomplished unity in his days between Alexandria and the Patriarch of Constantinople "Akakios" Emperor "Zenon" consequently issued the "Henotikon" calling all Churches to accept the Orthodox teaching of the Church of Alexandria.
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 ST. FELIX II   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
No sooner was he elected pope than Felix faced the vexing problem posed by Emperor Zeno's ill-considered attempt to unify the East by compromise.
Pope Felix sent legates to Constantinople to summon Acacius to Rome, but to his dismay the Pope discovered that his legates had approved the election of the Monophysite Peter as patriarch of Alexandria and had communicated with heretics--in short, had sold him out.
Pope Felix got Emperor Zeno to bring his influence to bear on the fierce Vandal, but this accomplished little.
www.cfpeople.org /Books/Pope/POPEp48.htm   (456 words)

  
 Saints of July 8
He opposed the aristocratic faction in Rome led by Formosus, bishop of Porto, had George of the Aventine, a member of the Formosan group and notorious for several murders he committed, tried, condemned, and blinded, and had a widow of one of the opposing nobility whipped naked through the streets of Rome.
Pope Saint Zachary, who permitted public veneration of the martyrs in 752.
Peter was a soldier of European birth who became a hermit for a time in Palestine.
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 Achievements as pope. (from Paul III) --  Encyclopædia Britannica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The worldly Paul III was a notable patron of the arts and at the same time encouraged the beginning of the reform movement that was to affect deeply the Roman Catholic Church in the later 16th century.
But of the popes who have borne this name, the ones who had the greatest impact on their times were Leo I, Leo III, Leo IX, Leo X, and Leo XIII.
The English poet Alexander Pope was a master of satire and epigram.
www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=5544   (788 words)

  
 Timeline 600CE to 999CE
Pope Gregory extended the Feast of All Saints on Nov 1 to France and Germany.
Charles III the Fat was a Frankish king and emperor.
He was the youngest son of Louis the German and was crowned emperor by Pope John VIII in 881 and became king of all the East Franks in 882, succeeding his brother Louis the Younger.
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 PetersNet: Art Kelly, Was Peter the First Pope?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Bishop Peter of Alexandria, Penance, Canon 9, AD 306, "Peter, the first chosen of the apostles, having been apprehended often and thrown into prison and treated with ignominy, at last was crucified in Rome.
With that church, because of its superior origin, all the churches must agree, that is, all the faithful in the whole world, and it is in her that the faithful everywhere have maintained the apostolic tradition.
Pope Dionysius (260-268) reprimanded Bishop Dionysius of Alexandria for misstatements on the Trinity.
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 Popes & Patriarchs of Constantinople, Jerusalem, Alexandria, Antioch, etc.
the Patriarchs of Constantinople, Jerusalem, Alexandria, Antioch, Armenia, and the East; Archbishops of Canterbury and Prince Archbishops of Mainz, Trier, Cologne, and Salzburg
The Pope was not the ruler of that Church, but one of the Ecumenical Patriarchs, along with the Patriarchs of Jerusalem, Antioch, Alexandria, and Constantinople.
Popes from a similiar family, the Medici, are featured in the genealogy of the Medici given with the rulers of Tuscany.
www.friesian.com /popes.htm   (8489 words)

  
 He Lives
Pope Adrian VI, angered by Zwingli's behavior, forbade him the pulpit and asked the Zürich council to repudiate him as a heretic.
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who reside as aliens, … who are chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to obey Jesus Christ and be (sprinkled with His blood: ….
When the pope was told that the meeting of the Augustinians had not silenced Luther, he summoned Luther to Rome, in July 1518.
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 Catholic Answers Forums - Pope John Paul II and Pope Shenouda III
The title Pope was really a common appellation that was given to priests in the early Church.
Eventually, in the west, it became the prerogative of the Bishop of Rome alone but he was not called Pope until sometime in the 4th or so century.
The Patriarch of Alexandria was called Pope before the Roman one and these days, Greek priests are still called papas or popes...
forums.catholic.com /showthread.php?t=52488   (2210 words)

  
 Classics in the History of Psychology -- Reading Suggestions for History of Psychology Courses
Main Section III is mostly about physiology, but subsections 45-48 (about 5 pp.) cover topics more directly relevant psychology: diseases of the mind, the balance between mind and body, and both mental and physical health.
The suggested chapters from Book III discuss the imagination and the intellect (including the distinctions between the passive and active intellects, and between simple and complex ideas).
Chapters 1-2 of Book III are about special problems with perception, and chapters 7-11 are on the connection of the senses to the intellect, and about motivation.
psychclassics.yorku.ca /suggestions.htm   (3277 words)

  
 H. H. Pope Shenouda III
On September 30, 1962, he was called by the late Pope Cyril VI to be consecrated Bishop of Christian Education and President of the Coptic Orthodox Theological Seminary.
He became the first patriarch of Alexandria since the Fifth Century to have been Dean of the Theological Seminary and continues to lecture at the branches of the Seminary in Cairo, Alexandria, and abroad and the Higher Institute of Coptic Studies.
In this visit, both H. Pope Shenouda III and H. Pope Paul VI signed a common declaration on the issue of Christology and agreed to establish joint commissions for dialogue on unity.
www.copticchurch.net /topics/pope   (1079 words)

  
 Was Peter the First Pope?
In addition, in St. Matthew 16:18, the Greek demonstrative pronoun "taute" is used, which means, "this very." And when used with the Greek work "kai," the pronoun refers back to the preceding noun, absolutely referring to St.
In addition, Jesus confers the power of Chief Shepherd on St. Peter in the Gospel of St.
Peter’s name is always listed first, with the sole exception of Galatians 2:9, which is the proverbial exception that proves the rule.
www.cfpeople.org /Apologetics/page51a066.html   (9451 words)

  
 Byzantine and Medieval Web Links
Orthodox Confession of the Faith by Peter Moghila of Kiev.
Summa Theologica III, 25, 6: The adoration of the relics of saints
Mary's Gardens - researches the hundreds of flowers named in medieval times as symbols of the life, mysteries and privileges of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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 Catholic Culture : Document Library : Was Peter the First Pope?
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