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[[Image:PopeCyril14.jpg|thumb|St . Kyrellos VI, 116th Pope of Alexandria]]His Holiness [[Pope ]] '''Cyril (Kyrellos) VI of Alexandria''', born Azer Ioseph Atta ([[August 8]], 1902 – [[March 9]], 1971), was [[Church of Alexandria (Coptic)|Coptic Orthodox Pope]] from 1959 to 1971.

Pope Cyril VI was born in Damanhour, Egypt, into a Christian family. He resigned a civil service position to become a [[monk ]] in July 1927. He passed his probationary period and, on [[February 24]], 1928, took his [[monastic ]] vows and assumed the name Fr. Mina El-Baramosy.

He became Pope of Alexandria on May 10, 1959 (2 Pashons 1675 AM). On June 28, 1959, he appointed a Patriarch-Catholicos, Abune Baslios, for Ethiopia. In November 1959 he laid the foundation stone of the new Monastery of Saint Mina the [[Wonder-worker|Wonders Maker ]] in the Mariout Desert.

In June 1968, Pope Cyril received the [[relics|remains ]] of the [[Apostle ]] [[Saint ]] [[Apostle Mark|Mark the Evangelist]], which had been absent from Egypt for over eleven centuries. The Saintsaint's remains were interred beneath the newly built Cathedral of Saint Mark at Saint Rewiss Cathedral in Cairo, which was built by Pope Cyril and was opened in a ceremony attended by President Nasser, Emperor Haile Selassie, and delegates from most of the world's churches.

His papacy has also been marked by the unprecedented Apparitions of the Blessed Holy Virgin [[Theotokos|Mary ]] in [[Zeitun]], Egypt (starting on [[April 2 April ]], 1968).

At his death bed Pope Cyril VI said this to the [[clergy]]: "I am leaving to the Lord... Safeguard the Church with your keen vigil over it... may the Lord shepherd you." He passed away on [[March 9]], 1971, after a short illness.