SSCN Voumes 1-10, 1994-2004

St. Shenouda Coptic Newsletter

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Truly, you became very high, O great Pastor of the cattle of Christ Pope Abba Liberius You rebuked Julian the impious king by the power of Christ and you did not fear him and by your prayers and your abundant tears, God sent His martyr, the holy Mercurius. He pierced the side of Julian by the spear in his hand, and he saved you; our father from the evil threats. When you accomplished your race with true endurance, you went to the places of rest in Jerusalem of Heaven. 2- The second part is an elaboration on the m racle of Saint Mercurius concerning the death of Julian the Apostate. 16 Liberius is not mentioned in this miracle which is a vision of Saint Basil. The Synaxarium 17 of the Coptic Church 18 gives an identical account. 19 The Encyclopedia of Abû al-Barakât, The Lamp of Darkness for the explanation of the Service , did not mentioned his name, 20 but the Menologes of the Gospels did. 21

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afyokc ]log,/ etqen tefjij afnohem m mok w peniwt qen nef a pul/ 11 ethwou etakjwk m pek d romoc e bol qen ouhupomon/ m m/i aksenak e nima n emton ei l/m et ve Despite his historical role, 12 the Pope Liberius is considered as a Saint. According to the Pope Benjamin in the seventh century, there was a wall painting of Liberius next to Athanasius (in a monastery of Wadi Natrun) 13 . In the Coptic literature, we have two homilies attributed to Liberius: 1-A homily on the death of Athanasius. 14 2- A homily on fastening. 15 We can summarise his image in the Antiphonarion as follows: 1- The first part presents him as an Hermit epc vir n iouli a noc qen

B. The Pope Hippolyte Of Rome (5 Amshir) 22

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St. Shenouda Coptic Newsletter af m ton m mof n q/tf n je pi a gioc a polit/c 23 pipac 24 n te t rwmania nou c mou eyouab swpi neman And the saint Hippolyte, the pope of Rome, rested in it. May their holy blessings be with us. ouoh

which survived in the Coptic Church. 27 But he is not mentioned in the Menologes or the Calendar of Abû al-Barakât.

The synaxarium mentioned that in that day Saint Hippolyte pope of Rome rested. 25 We may suggest that this pope (or anti-pope) 26 gained his reputation from his works especially his Canons

C. The Pope Palatinus (11 Amshîr) 28

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