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During his papacy[[Image:PopePeterVII(109th).jpg|thumb|127px|HH Pope Peter VII, sensing intimations 109th Pope of pressure from Alexandria]] His Holiness [[Roman Catholic|Roman CatholicismPope]], St. '''Peter VII (Petros or Boutros El-Gawly)''' (born in the Coptic Church intensified her teaching, her preaching, and her pastoral work, village of El-Gawly in Upper Egypt and known as Mankarius while a [[monk]] at St. Anthony Monastery in the Red Sea [http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/antony.htm]) was the 109th [[Coptic ]] Pope himself intensified of Alexandria and [[Patriarch]] of the [[See]] of St. [[Apostle Mark|Mark]] for forty-two years and three months, from [[December 24]], 1809 until his writing departure from our vanishing world on matters [[April 5]], 1852. The papal throne stood vacant for a little over one year before his successor, [[Cyril IV (David) of faith and doctrine. During the periodAlexandria|Cyril IV]], many private and public patriarchal libraries were foundedwas elected.

When the Russian Caesar sent During his delegates to offer putting papacy, sensing pressure from [[Roman Catholic|Roman Catholicism]], the Coptic Church under the protection of Caesarintensified her teaching, her preaching, Pope Peter VII politely and graciously refused the proposal by asking, "Does your Caesar live forever?" When the envoy answered that he would die like all human beingsher pastoral work, and the Coptic Pope told him that he preferred that the Protector himself intensified his writing on matters of the Church would be her true Shepherd, the King of Kings that does not diefaith and doctrine. The delegates admired During the Pope's faith and patriotismperiod, many private and left after taking his blessingspublic patriarchal libraries were founded.

When the Russian Czar sent his delegates to offer putting the Coptic Church under the protection of Caesar (the Czar), Pope Peter VII politely and graciously refused the proposal by asking, "Does your Caesar live forever?" When the envoy answered that he would die like all human beings, the Pope told him that he preferred that the Protector of the Church would be her true Shepherd, the King of Kings that does not die. The delegates admired the Pope's faith and patriotism and left after taking his blessings. Also during the papacy of this holy father, St. Sidhom Bishay [http://www.copticchurch.net/synaxarium/7_17.html#4] was [[Martyr|martyred]] at the hands of Muslims [[Muslim]]s in Damietta on [[March 25]], 1844 A.D. ], after enduring extreme torture for the Name of the Lord [[Jesus Christ|Jesus Christ]]. His martyrdom [[martyr]]dom made it possible the raising of the [[Cross]] openly during Christian funeral processions openly, for this practice was previously forbidden before.

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