Career
Pope John VIII of Alexandria, 80th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark. His real name was Yohanna Ben-Ebsal, but he was known as El Mo"ataman Ebn El-Kedees. He became monk at the Monastery of Shahran and was ordained Pope on 19 Meshir, 1016 Master of Arts (14 February 1300 AD).
They were forced to tinge their turbans with blue.
Many churches were closed in Cairo and in different parts of the country. Exceptions were the monasteries in Alexandria and a few churches in other cities.
Pope John VIII was a contemporary of Saint Parsoma, and presided over his funeral. He was the last to reside in the church of Saint Mercurius Church in Coptic Cairo.
He was the first to relocate the patriarchal throne to the Church of the Virgin Mary (Haret Zuweila).
He was residing there in the year 1303 AD. when a severe earthquake caused great destruction in Syria and Egypt. Ebn Kabre indicated that Pope John VIII had made some changes in the Liturgy. He died on 4 Paoni 1036 Master of Arts (29 May 1320 AD) after 20 years, 3 months, and 15 days on the Patriarchal Throne.
