Pope Mark VII of Alexandria (Abba Marcos VII) 106th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. Pope Mark VII was born in the city of Klosna in the district of El Bahnasa and his lay name was Simeon. He joined the Monastery of Saint Anthony at a young age then moved to the Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite where he became a monk and was ordained a priest. When Pope John XVII departed he was chosen to succeed him.
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