Question: Facts: - death place: egypt - title: 48th of st. mark pope of alexandria & patriarch of the see - residence: saint mark 's church - type: pope - buried: saint mark 's church - successor: mark ii - feast day: 24 -rrb- january -lrb- 16 toba in the coptic calendar - death date: 24 january 799 - predecessor: mina i - enthroned: 24 january 777 - birth date: 24 january - name: john iv of alexandria - nationality: egyptian - ended: 24 january 799 - birth place: egypt - religion: coptic orthodox christian Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of pope john iv of alexandria .
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pope john iv of alexandria , 48th pope of alexandria and patriarch of the see of st. mark .he became a monk in st. macarius monastery .he persevered in intense worship and was reputed for his ascetic life .he was chosen by pope michael , 46th pope of alexandria and ordained a priest for the church of st. mina .pope michael entrusted him to manage the affairs of the church and to lead the people and direct all its property and offerings .he excelled in his duties .when anba mina , 47th pope of alexandria , departed , the bishops , the priests , and the scholars of the city of alexandria gathered and nominated several monks .they wrote the name of each of them on a piece of paper , and the name of father john was among them .the bishops prayed and celebrated the divine liturgy for three days .then , on the third day , they brought a child to draw one of the names .they found it to be the name of this saint , father john .they returned the paper , mixed it with the other papers , and brought another child , who drew the same paper .this was repeated a third time .they were sure that the lord had chosen fr .john to become the next pope .they took him and ordained him patriarch in 777 a.d. .he shepherded his flock well .he always preached the people confirming them in the orthodox faith .he was also merciful to the poor and the needy .during his days , there was a famine , to the point that one measure of grain -lrb- a bushel -rrb- was sold for two dinari .many poor from different beliefs gathered every day at his door .he delegated to his disciple mark to use the money of the churches to feed the poor and satisfy their needs .he offered to everyone without distinction of faith until god removed this famine .anba john was dedicated to building many churches .when the time of his departure drew near , he called on the priests and said to them , '' on the 16th of tubah , i was born and was also ordained pope , and on this day also i will depart from this world . ''when the bishops and the...