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"Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith." (Hebrews 13:7 - NIV)

The Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church headed by H.H. Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria declared at the end of its meeting on June 20, 2013, in Cairo, Egypt, the official recognition by the Church of Pope Kyrillos VI and Archdeacon Habib Girgis as Saints. Their names are to be included in the Coptic Orthodox Synaxarium, mentioned in the Mass among the Saints of the Church, and have churches built and named after their names.

This section is dedicated to the late Pope St. Kyrillos VI (Kyrollos or Cyril the Sixth), 116th Pope of Alexandria and See of St. Mark (Coptic Orthodox Patriarch), whose papacy has been marked by the unprecedented Apparitions of the Blessed Holy Virgin Mary in Zeitun, Egypt. Below you will find links to download Pope Kyrillos VI biography (e-books in Arabic and English), photo albums (500+ photo, newspaper scrap and manuscript), audio recordings (570 min.) and video clips (190 min.) covering his life and papacy.

See also: St. Mina Monastery in Mariut, Egypt (StMina-Monastery.org)

Pope St. Kyrillos VI Biography

Download Pope St. Kyrillos VI Biography in English and/or Arabic, written by Mr. Hanna Youssef Ata, the brother in flesh of Pope Kyrillos VI, and Father Rafael Ava Mena (Deacon Roufaiel Sobhi), the personal deacon to Pope Kyrillos VI. Mr. Ata wrote the first part of the biography ("From Childhood to Ordination;" 1902-1959), while Fr. Rafael wrote the second part of the biography ("Pope Kyrollos the Sixth, Patriarch of the See of St. Mark;" 1959-1971). Includes an account of the Zeitun Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1968).

Arabic Pope St. Kyrillos VI Biography e-book in Arabic WinHelp format for Arabic Microsoft® Windows® 3.1x/9x/Me/NT
Arabic On Pope St. Kyrillos VI e-book Volume II in Arabic WinHelp format for Arabic Microsoft® Windows® 3.1x/9x/Me/NT
English Pope St. Kyrillos VI Biography e-book in Adobe® Acrobat® PDF for Windows®, Mac and Unix systems with Acrobat® Reader installed
English The Fruits of Love: The Saint Pope Kyrillos VI - e-book in Adobe® Acrobat® PDF for Windows®, Mac and Unix systems with Acrobat® Reader installed
English Pope Kyrillos VI and the Spiritual Leadership - e-book in Adobe® Acrobat® PDF for Windows®, Mac and Unix systems with Acrobat® Reader installed
English The Life and Miracles of a Closely Related Saint: St. John Maximovich of the Russian Orthodox Church (1896-1966) e-book for Windows® 9x/Me/NT with Internet Explorer


Pope St. Kyrillos VI Photo Albums

Include 500+ colour and black-and-white photos, newspaper scraps, miracle accounts, plus handwritten manuscripts by Pope Kyrillos VI.

Pope St. Kyrillos VI Photo Album - Volume I (Win16 executable) for Microsoft® Windows® 3.1x/9x/Me/NT (Arabic version preferred but not necessary) - 18.2 MB
Pope St. Kyrillos VI Photo Album - Volume II (Win16 executable) for Microsoft® Windows® 3.1x/9x/Me/NT (Arabic version preferred but not necessary) - 5.96 MB
Pope St. Kyrillos VI Photo Album - Volume III for Microsoft® Windows® 98/Me/2000/XP (Arabic version not necessary) - 4.11 MB
Pope St. Kyrillos VI Photo Album - Volume IV for Microsoft® Windows® 98/Me/2000/XP (Arabic version not necessary) - 4.89 MB
Photo Album of St. Mina Monastery (Deir MarMina), Mariut, Egypt - for Microsoft® Windows® 98/Me/2000/XP (Arabic version not necessary) - 3.72 MB
Pope St. Kyrillos VI Desktop Wallpapers (1024x768) - 454 KB


RealVideo RealVideo/Audio Clips of Pope St. Kyrillos VI

All clips below (except the last five items) are zipped; pause your mouse over each link to know the size of the corresponding file. RealPlayer 7 or later must be installed on your system to play the clips.

The early years; Azer in Alexandria (Arabic voiceover)
Father Mina (Azer) in El-Baramous Monastery; the Cave
Father Mina in Old Cairo; the Windmill
Father Mina appointed as the head of Anba Samuel Monastery
Father Mina builds Saint Mina Church in Old Cairo
Father Mina chosen and ordained as Pope of Alexandria (1959)
Ordination of Pope St. Kyrillos VI - 10 May 1959
Pope St. Kyrillos VI daily masses
Pope Kyrillos VI and the late President Abdel Nasser of Egypt (March 1960 in the Presidential Palace)
Pope St. Kyrillos VI builds the Monastery of Saint Mina at Mariout
Pope St. Kyrillos prepares the sacred unction (Holy Chrism or Meirun) used for anointing the body after baptism; the history of the Holy Meirun
Pope St. Kyrillos celebrates Easter Mass (1967)
Pope St. Kyrillos celebrates Christmas Mass (January 1968; English voiceover)
Zeitun Apparitions of the Blessed Holy Virgin Mary - Part 1
Zeitun Apparitions of the Blessed Holy Virgin Mary - Part 2
The construction of the new St. Mark Cathedral
Placing the cornerstone of the new St. Mark Cathedral (Pope Kyrillos VI and the late President Abdel Nasser; 24 July 1965)
The Pope, President Abdel Nasser, and Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia on the inauguration of the new Cathedral of Saint Mark (25 June 1968)
The return of St. Mark Relics from Italy (June 1968)
Pope St. Kyrillos VI receives the Relics of St. Mark (Cairo Airport; 24 June 1968); the Pope receives Emperor Haile Selassie; St. Mark Relics are put in a special shrine at the new St. Mark Cathedral after its inauguration (includes parts of the mass that was held on this occasion) - 14.6 MB
Pope St. Kyrillos celebrates Christmas Mass (January 1971)
Pope St. Kyrillos VI departure from this world to Heaven (9 March 1971) - Part 1
Pope St. Kyrillos VI departure from this world to Heaven (9 March 1971) - Part 2 (includes His Holiness will; the late President Anwar El-Sadat of Egypt appears in this clip)
St. Mina Monastery, Maryout, Egypt (1984)
Complete video of the inauguration mass of the new Cathedral of St. Mark, Abbassiya (Anba Rueis), Cairo, Egypt (26 June 1968) - 45.1 MB/78 minutes
A rare RealAudio clip of a message by Pope St. Kyrillos VI in his own voice (Arabic/Coptic)
Memoirs of Mother Iriny, Abbess of Aby Siffein Convent, on Pope Kyrillos VI (Arabic)
Memoirs of the late Metropolitan Athanasius of Beni Suef on Pope Kyrillos VI (Arabic - recorded in 1990)
Memoirs of HG Abba Philip (Philopos) on Pope Kyrillos VI (Arabic)
Pope St. Kyrillos VI Programme (Zeitun-eg.org Arabic Radio): Prof. Dr. Refaat Kamel Boulos witness and testimony, Prof. Dr. Hanna Youssef Hanna witness and testimony, Fr. Rafael AvaMina witness and testimony, plus Pope Kyrillos VI installation mass held on Sunday 10 May 1959 and other recordings in his own voice

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