Shenouda
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Shenouda is an Egypt
ian male name, which is commonly used among Egypt
ian Christians (the Copts). The name is a composite of the Egyptian
words: she (=son), en- (=of) and nouti/noude (=God), thus meaning the son of God.
Some of the most famous people with this name include:
Popes of Alexandria
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
ian male name, which is commonly used among Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
ian Christians (the Copts). The name is a composite of the Egyptian
Egyptian language
Egyptian is the oldest known indigenous language of Egypt and a branch of the Afroasiatic language family. Written records of the Egyptian language have been dated from about 3400 BC, making it one of the oldest recorded languages known. Egyptian was spoken until the late 17th century AD in the...
words: she (=son), en- (=of) and nouti/noude (=God), thus meaning the son of God.
Some of the most famous people with this name include:
- Saint Shenouda the ArchimandriteSaint Shenouda the ArchimandriteSaint Shenoute the Archimandrite was the abbot of the White Monastery in Egypt. He is considered a saint by the Oriental Orthodox Churches, and is one of the most renowned saints of the Coptic Orthodox Church....
Popes of Alexandria
- Pope Shenouda I of Alexandria (859 - 880)
- Pope Shenouda II of AlexandriaPope Shenouda II of AlexandriaPope Shenouda II of Alexandria was the Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark ....
(1032 - 1046) - Pope Shenouda III of AlexandriaPope Shenouda III of AlexandriaPope Shenouda III of Alexandria is the 117th Pope of Alexandria and the Patriarch of All Africa on the Holy Apostolic See of Saint Mark the Evangelist of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria...
(1971 - present)