Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Patriarchate of Alexandria
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Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
History
The ancient Patriarchate of Alexandria is the second in rank of the Orthodox churches; it was established in 43 A.D. by Saint Mark the Evangelist. The periods of heyday of the Patriarchate were during the 19th century and in the first half of the 20th century. The entire African continent is in the patriarchate’s jurisdiction.