Pope Tawadros II
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About
118th pope of Alexandria and the See of St. Mark, who supported the withdrawal of Egyptian churches from the Constituent Assembly.
Before Fame
In 1989, he was ordained a priest after studying theology at the Monastery of Saint Pishoy in Wadi Natrun.
Trivia
In 2013, he met with Pope Francis, which was only the second papal gathering in Italy in 1,500 years.
Family Life
He was born in Mansoura, Egypt.
Associated With
He visited Pope Francis in Rome, where they visited tombs and held a shared prayer.
