enthroned ended predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place religion feast_day title buried nationality residence article_title name type
662 26 october 680 benjamin i john iii 26 october 680 egypt egypt coptic orthodox christian 26 -rrb- october -lrb- 16 babah in the coptic calendar 39th of st. mark pope of alexandria & patriarch of the see saint mark 's church egyptian saint mark 's church pope agatho of alexandria
 agathon of alexandria pope
pope agatho of alexandria

saint agathon of alexandria , 39th pope of alexandria & patriarch of the see of st. mark .
st. agathon was a disciple of pope benjamin i , 38th pope .
pope benjamin disappeared for a period of time from chalcedonian persecutors and left agathon in his place .
agathon went around the streets and markets in the daytime wearing a carpenter 's apparel , and during the night wearing priestly vestments , preaching and instructing until the arabs conquered egypt and pope benjamin returned .
when pope benjamin departed agathon was chosen patriarch .
in his days the building of st. macarius ' church in the monastery at wadi el natrun was completed .
agathon was pope for 19 years .
