Career
In his place, Paul was elected Patriarch. As the Copts continued to recognise Theodosius, the lineage between the Coptic and Melchite split. This split endures until today.
Theodosius spent the last 28 years of his life imprisoned in Upper Egypt and after his death the Coptic Church elected Peter IV as his successor.
Theodosius is commemorated in the Coptic Synaxarion on the 28th day of Ba"unah (June 5), the day of his death.
