Black History Month - Pope Peter I of Alexandria

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Name –Pope Peter I of Alexandria

Born –3rd century

Died – 25th November 311

Veneration – Oriental Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism

Feast – 25th November

Attributes – Vested as a bishop, holding a Gospel Book

St Peter is believed to have grown up under the tutelage of Archbishop Theonas. He was chosen as the Archbishop of Alexandria in the year 300, during his time he helped the Church grow. In 303, the persecutions of Roman Emperor Diocletian began. Forced to flee, he was usurped by Bishop Meletius. In 311 he returned to Alexandria, where he was arrested and sentenced to death. His executioners beheaded him in the same place as the Apostle Mark.

Links –

https://oca.org/saints/lives/2017/11/25/103394-hieromartyr-peter-the-archbishop-of-alexandria
https://orthodoxwiki.org/Peter_of_Alexandria
http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/severus_hermopolis_hist_alex_patr_02_part2.htm#PETER_I



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