Shenouda III, the Pope of the Copts, dies at 88. Elected primate in 1971, he was the 117th successor to the evangelist St. Mark, who founded the Coptic Church in Egypt.
Shenouda III, the Pope of the Copts, dies at 88. Elected primate in 1971, he was the 117th successor to the evangelist St. Mark, who founded the Coptic Church in Egypt.