enthroned ended predecessor successor death_date birth_place religion feast_day title buried nationality residence article_title name type
20 november 849 17 april 851 joseph cosmas ii 17 april 851 egypt coptic orthodox christian 17 -rrb- april -lrb- 22 baramouda in the coptic calendar 53rd of st. mark pope of alexandria & patriarch of the see monastery of saint macarius the great egyptian saint mark 's church pope michael ii of alexandria
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pope michael ii of alexandria

pope michael ii of alexandria -lrb- abba khail ii -rrb- , 53rd pope of alexandria & patriarch of the see of st. mark .
he was a righteous monk , and he was ordained hegumen -lrb- archpriest -rrb- for the monastery of the saint john .
because of his good conduct , they chose him patriarch , and he was enthroned in the 24th day of hathor in the coptic calendar -lrb- november 20th , 849 -rrb- .
when the holy fast came , he went to the desert of scetes to keep the fast there .
he remembered his earlier life in the wilderness , so he asked god with tears and supplication saying : `` o god , you know how much i love solitary life and i have no aptitude for the position that i am in . ''
the lord accepted his petition and he departed in peace after the feast of passover .
he stayed on the chair one year , four months and twenty-eight days .
