Pope Shenouda III was the 117th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. His papacy lasted 40 years, 4 months, and 4 days, from 14 November 1971 until his death in 2012.
Pope Shenouda III in 2009
Bishop Shenouda discussing Tel Atrib excavations with Pahor Labib (seated) and Dr Ghalil Mesiha (1962)
Pope Shenouda III at the consecration of a Coptic Church in Staten Island, New York City
Pope Shenouda III at his enthronement as patriarch, 14 November 1971.
Pahor Labib was Director of the Coptic Museum, Cairo, Egypt, from 1951 to 1965 and one of the world leaders in Egyptology and Coptology.
Pahor Labib
Pahor Labib was one of the world leaders in the Coptic language. He was also well versed in hieroglyphs. Above shows a postcard in hieroglyphs from Professor Herman Grapow to his student Pahor Labib sent in 1932
Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria with Pahor Labib in the 1960s
Pahor Labib with Henry Kissinger in the Coptic Museum, Labib showing a page of the Nag Hammadi Library preserved in special glass.