Pope shenouda iii biography of abraham lincoln

At the time of his death, Pope Shenouda III was viewed as one of the Great Patriarchs of the ancient Church of Alexandria, a well-known church father and teacher, a chief defender of the faith, and a noted Egyptian leader of the 20th and 21st centuries. He was no stranger to hardship, as days after his birth his mother died due to complications related to delivery.

He was raised by his father and his elder brothers and entered school excelling in his studies at all levels.

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Upon graduation from Seminary, he was appointed professor of Biblical Studies. Other academic interests included archeology and ancient Egyptian history. In , he became editor-in-chief of the Sunday School Magazine, and in he was elected to the Journalists Syndicate of Egypt. Always knowing his calling to ministry, he entered the Monastery of the Virgin Mary, known as Deir El-Sourian, in the ancient western desert region of Wadi Natrun, in and was tonsured monk on July 18, , named Fr.

Antonios El-Souriany. He was ordained a priest-monk on August 31, From , he lived as a solitary hermit in a cave he carved about 7 miles from the monastery, dedicating himself to total prayer and contemplation. Under his patronage of the Seminary, women were invited to enroll as students.