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Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria

Former Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church
Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria also called Abba Kyrillos VI, Coptic: Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲗⲗⲟⲥ ⲋ̅; was the 116th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark from 10 May 1959 to his death. Wikipedia
Born: August 8, 1902, Damanhour, Egypt
Died: March 9, 1971 (age 68 years), Cairo, Egypt
Buried: November 1971, Monastery of Saint Mina, Egypt
Canonized: 20 June 2013 (Gregorian); 13 Paoni 1729 Anno Martyrum (Coptic), Cairo, Egypt by Pope Tawadros II
Feast: 30 Meshir (Coptic); 9 March (Gregorian)