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This volume is part of the renowned series History of the Patriarchs of the Egyptian Church, originally attributed to Severus Ibn al-Muqaffa, Bishop of Al-Ashmunin. The third volume covers the historical accounts of the patriarchs of the Coptic Church from Patriarch Cyril II to Patriarch Cyril V (1135–1895). The publication was issued by the Society of Coptic Archaeology in Cairo in 1970 and forms part of the “Texts and Documents” series. The work was edited and published by Antoine Khater and Oswald Burmester and is considered one of the most important references for the history of the Coptic Orthodox Church and Christian Arabic literature.