The Departure of Pope Mattheos II, 90th Patriarch of Alexandria

On this day of the year 1182 of martyrs, the honored father Abba Mattheos (Matthias) theSecond, 90th Pope of the See of St . Mark, departed . He was a monk in El-Muharraq monastery .He was chosen and enthroned in the year 1169 A .M . He sat on the throne of St . Mark for 13years and then departed in peace .The blessings of his prayers be with us . Amen .