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Census • Person • Sylvester of Alexandria
aka: Silvester

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Silvester served as Patriarch for Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria between 1569 and 1590. He came from Crete . During his tenure, the Church of Alexandria enjoyed prosperity. There is very little other information about the details of his life.

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Patriarchs of Alexandria: Eastern Orthodox Catholic Church	Artemios : He was a respected and very experienced man. He was elected Patriarch of Alexandria by the Ecumenical Patriarchate despite the objections of... Cyril I Lucaris: a Greek prelate and theologian, and a native of Candia, Crete (then under the Republic of Venice). He later became the Greek Patriarch of Al... Gerasimos II Palladas: Pope and Patriarch (1688-1710) of the Patriarchate of Alexandria for the Church of Constantinople. He was distinguished for his preaching, h... more	Artemios : He was a respected and very experienced man. He was elected Patriarch of Alexandria by the Ecumenical Patriarchate despite the objections of... Cyril I Lucaris: a Greek prelate and theologian, and a native of Candia, Crete (then under the Republic of Venice). He later became the Greek Patriarch of Al... Gerasimos II Palladas: Pope and Patriarch (1688-1710) of the Patriarchate of Alexandria for the Church of Constantinople. He was distinguished for his preaching, h... Gerasimos I Spartaliotes : Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria for the Greek Orthodox Church (1620-1636). He was distinguished for his great education. He participated in... Gerasimov III Gimaris: Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria for the Greek Orthodox Church (1783-1788). An erudite man of the Church and an experienced interpreter of t... Ierotheos I : Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria for the Greek orthodox Church (1825-1845). He renovated the Holy Monastery of St Savvas in Alexandria , t... Ierotheos II : Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria (1847–1858) for the Greek Orthodox Church. In 1847 he established and inaugurated in 1856 the beautiful C... Ioannikios : Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria (1645-1657) for the Greek Orthodox Church. During his tenure as Patriarch the tensions regarding the Sinai ... Joachim I Pany: served as Patriarch for the Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria between 1486 and 1567. A virtuous and wise man of the church. He was electe... Kallinikos I : Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria between 1858 and 1861 for the Greek Orthodox Church. He participated in the National Assemblies of Constant... Kosmas III: Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria for the Greek Orthodox Church (1736-1746). He was a highly educated man of the Church. He served as Metropo... Kosmas III: the Ecumenical Patriarch of for the Church of Constantinople from 1714 to 1716. He also served as Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria for the ... Kyprianos I : Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria for the Greek Orthodox Church (1766-1783). A virtuous man of the Church about whom very few facts are known... Kyrillos III Loukaris: Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria for the Greek Orthodox Church (1601-1620). He co-authored many letters, homilies and theological essays. At... Matthaios Psaltis : Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria for the Greek Orthodox Church (1746-1766). He was born on the island of Andros He served as Metropolitan of... Meletios I Pegas : served as Greek Patriarch of Alexandria between 1590 and 1601. Simultaneously from 1597 to 1598 he served also as locum tenens of the Ecumen... Mitrophanes Kritikopoulos : Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria for the Greek Orthodox Church (1636-1639). His activities were mainly expressed through his letters and wer... Nikiphoros : Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria (1639-1645) for the Greek Orthodox Church. During his tenure as Patriarch, more friction arose with the Hie... Paisios Ligarides : Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria for the Greek Orthodox Church (1657-1677). He went to Moscow following an invitation by Tsar Alexios (1645-... Parthenios I [1]: Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria for the Greek Orthodox Church (1678-1688). He served as Metropolitan of Nazareth under the name Prochoros. ... Parthenios II Pankostas : Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria for the Greek Orthodox Church (1788-1805). He was born n Patmos. His general church activities are not know... Samuel Kapasoulis of Alexandria: served as Greek Patriarch of the Patriarchate of Alexandria in 1710–1712 and in 1714–1723. Pope Clement XI sent the Franciscan Lorenzo C... Sylvester of Alexandria : Silvester served as Patriarch for Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria between 1569 and 1590. He came from Crete . During his tenure, the Chu... less

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